Bill on fines for failures to remove banned materials from sites passed in first readingRussia’s State Duma has passed in the first reading a bill envisaging amendment of the Code of Administrative Offences as to introduction of severe administrative fines for refusals to restrict access to or remove banned content from the Internet.14:31 15.10.2020
Bill on prison sentence for bribing arbitrators approved by Russian State DumaRussia’s State Duma has approved in the third and final reading a bill on criminal punishment, including long prison terms, for bribing an arbitrator.15:48 13.10.2020
State Duma passes bill on Constitutional Court powers in first readingThe lower house of Russian parliament on Tuesday passed a bill on powers and formation order of the country’s Constitutional Court in the first reading.14:59 13.10.2020
Governmental commission backs bill on Russia’s regional ombudsmenMembers of the governmental lawmaking commission on Monday anonymously supported a bill on regional ombudsmen.13:19 12.10.2020
Russian Supreme Court to submit new criminal misdemeanor bill to lower house of parliamentThe Supreme Court of the Russian Federation plans to bring a new bill on criminal misdemeanor before the State Duma, the lower house of parliament.12:11 09.10.2020
Civic Chamber urges refining of bill on data of missing persons provided by operatorsExperts of Russia’s Civic Chamber have proposed to elaborate a bill on the data of missing people service operators are obliged to provide.16:39 08.10.2020
Russian senators back humanization of tax offences provisionsThe Federation Council of Russia has approved humanization of treatment of tax offences.10:26 08.10.2020
State Duma committee backs Russian Constitution Court powers amendmentsThe State Duma Committee on State Building and Legislation has recommended lawmakers to pass a bill on powers and formation order of the country’s Constitutional Court in the first reading.18:00 07.10.2020
Bill on informing Interior Ministry about unidentified patients reaches State DumaA bill envisaging that the Interior Ministry is to be mandatory informed about admitted to and deceased in medical establishments unidentified patients has been submitted to the State Duma.15:33 07.10.2020
Russia’s Presidential Human Rights Council urges law on trade in disinfectantsRussia’s Human Rights Council is to present to President Vladimir Putin a report on measures needed to regulate the market of disinfectants, and to engage in the development of a respective law, Chair of the body Valery Fadeyev informs on Tuesday.17:41 06.10.2020
State Duma backs bill on blocking phone numbers in detention centers and penal coloniesRussia’s State Duma has adopted in the first reading a bill envisaging refusal to serve mobile numbers unlawfully used in the territories of penal colonies and pretrial detention centers.15:36 01.10.2020
Russia’s State Duma to consider bill on marketplacesA lawmaker of the lower house of Russia’s Parliament has submitted to the body a specialized bill on marketplaces – ecommerce platforms.13:13 01.10.2020
Russian business rights advocates favor humanization of tax offences treatmentHumanization of treatment of tax offences will positively reflect on both business community and state, believes civil ombudsman for protection of detained businesspersons’ rights Alexander Khurudzhi.14:00 30.09.2020
Legislative proposal to suspend judge wage indexation reaches Russian State DumaA bill suspending annual indexation of wages of Russian judges has been brought before the lower house of parliament.13:37 30.09.2020
Russian lawyer proposes to introduce mediation procedure in criminal proceedingsVictims and defendants need to have an opportunity to settle their conflicts under mediation procedure, Co-Chair of Business Against Corruption Center lawyer Anatoly Kucherena believes.11:59 30.09.2020
Head of Russia’s Federal Chamber of Lawyers backs law obstruction fight billPresident of Russia’s Federal Chamber of Lawyers Yury Pilipenko has welcomed a bill on criminal punishment for obstruction of practice of law.10:42 30.09.2020
State Duma adopts bill on humanization of treatment of tax offencesThe State Duma has passed in the third and final reading a federal draft law envisaging that defendants charged with tax offences are not to be held criminally liable in cases where they have repaid the amounts in question in the course of court proceedings.15:59 29.09.2020
Law permitting convicts serve sentences near home comes into force in RussiaOn Tuesday, the law allowing transfer of convicts to penitentiary facilities located near places of residence of their close relatives came into force.11:53 29.09.2020
Conflict of interest concept needs to be integrated into legislation – Council of Judges’ ChairThe fact that the Russian legislation lacks definition of conflict of interest concept causes problems as to appointment and reappointment of judges; due to the vague legislative framework deserving candidates for positions of judges are often unjustifiably rejected, Chair of the Council of Judges and member of the Presidium of Russia’s Supreme Court Viktor Momotov believes.18:08 28.09.2020
Russian President extends special legal status of foreigners amid pandemicPresident of Russia Vladimir Putin has signed a decree extending a temporary special legal status of foreign citizens and stateless persons in the coronavirus pandemic circumstances.10:58 28.09.2020