Law & Legislation

Finalized bill permitting to make labor contracts distantly reaches Russia’s State Duma

A new refined version of a bill setting forth requirements pertaining to distant intercommunications between employers and employees, in particular those relating to labor contracts made, or vacation request letters and resignation notices submitted via internet has reached the lower house of Russia’s parliament.

17:44 04.06.2020

Russia’s Business Ombudsman negatively responds to draft Code of Administrative Offences

Russia’s Business Rights Commissioner Boris Titov has submitted to the Justice Ministry a negative opinion as to the draft new Code of Administrative Offences.

14:43 04.06.2020

Public Constitution vote observers to take COVID-19 test

Public observers for the Constution amending voting will pass a COVID-19 test, the head of the election monitoring team’s working group Maxim Grigoryev has said citing the Central Electoral Commission.

12:05 04.06.2020

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Russian courts allowed not to implement rulings of Europe's human rights court

Russia's Supreme Court proposed not to implement rulings of the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) and the provisions of the European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms (ECHR).

12:53 09.12.2025

Redomiciliation stalls: How sanctions are shaping new practices for Russian companies

The mechanism for redomiciliating foreign companies to Russian jurisdiction, in effect since 2018, has recently encountered serious obstacles. Taking into account the background of sanctions-related restrictions introduced in 2022 through 2025, it has become extremely difficult to achieve the goal. The situation gave rise to the phenomenon of dual domicile and led to a rise in the number of new litigations, both in Russia and abroad.

12:32 09.12.2025

Soldiers jailed for killing US journalist Russell Bentley

A military court in Donetsk sentenced three soldiers to up to 12 years in prison for torturing and killing Russell Bentley, a 63-year-old U.S. national who collaborated with Sputnik news agency.

14:05 08.12.2025