What majority shareholder in the mine owns: new questions in the Inskoy mine caseA court process over extortion of 51% of shares in the Inskoy coal mine has brought to light a range of pressing legal issues demanding a serious consideration in the present context. Among these issues is a comparison of an alleged extortion of shares with a similar action with respect to the “title of property,” and, on the whole, if there is a possibility to extort the “title of property” of an enterprise.13:00 15.05.2020
From illegal takeover charges to initiating changes to law: how Inskoy mine case is unfoldingIn 2020, new essential details came to light in the case over extortion of shares in Inskoy mine, what made it even more difficult for the court to rule on.19:09 06.04.2020
To save or to ignore: Governors’ role in wage arrears settlementA decade-long conflict around wage arrears at Inskoy coal mine raises a question of what prospects employees of enterprises have to cause their earned money to be paid without participation of a head of a region. RAPSI has analyzed the details of similar conflicts, in which Governors directly intervened seeking to achieve settlement. The results allow for the conclusion that participation of a region’s head was as a rule of key importance for the settlement of a crisis, whereas mechanisms used varied across regions.19:02 25.12.2019
Inskoy mine case: commercial interests of business against social obligations of regional authoritiesThe administration of the Kemerovo Region about half a year unsuccessfully tried to get the enterprise-debtor to pay salaries to employees. When employees went on strike, tough measures ensued.15:02 18.07.2019
Witnesses: disaster at Inskoy mine prevented due to Kemerovo officials’ reactionWitnesses claimed that “temporary” director of Inskoy mine stopped mining activities and ordered emergency repair works to be carried out preventing a disaster. It was Maxim Sidorov, who had been appointed director of Inskoy open-cut coal mine by Kemerovo Administration. Former management of the company ignored the danger to the mine.19:36 16.05.2019