Law & Legislation

Criminal liability for pressure on MPs requested

Senator Anatoly Lyskov has suggested introducing criminal liability for unlawfully exerting pressure on MPs.

15:35 09.04.2012

State Duma to consider amendments to Civil Code on April 27

The lower house of parliament will consider the Civil Code amendments proposed by President Dmitry Medvedev in the first reading.

14:23 09.04.2012

Civil Code amendments to change finance laws dramatically

Amendments to the Civil Code will considerably change provisions on financial transactions, according to a press release issued by Pavel Krasheninnikov, the head of the State Duma Civil, Criminal, Arbitration and Procedural Legislation Committee.

17:23 06.04.2012

Civil Code amendments to increase entities' transparency

The new amendments to the Civil Code will make corporate activities more transparent, said State Duma Deputy Pavel Krasheninnikov, who heads the lower house's civil, criminal, arbitration and procedural legislation committee.

16:32 05.04.2012

Supreme Court proposes to clarify fraud provision

The Supreme Court has developed legislative proposals for the Criminal Code fraud provision.

12:04 05.04.2012

President proposes draft law on withdrawing election commission members

President Dmitry Medvedev has submitted to the State Duma amendments to the law on the major guarantees of election rights.

13:54 04.04.2012

Draft law on electing senators subjected to public

The Federation Council has opened public discussion of a draft law on the senators' election prepared by the council's working group.

12:02 04.04.2012

Amendments to Civil Code to affect corporate law

Amendments to the Civil Code will entail modifying the corporate legislation, but will not cause any difficulties to companies.

11:06 04.04.2012

Lawmakers reluctant to toughen responsibility for offshore companies

The draft law on amendments to the Civil Code, which was introduced by President Dmitry Medvedev to the State Duma, does not include regulations on increasing charter capital or toughening responsibility for offshore companies acting in Russia.

17:06 03.04.2012

Law does not limit president's right to grant pardon

Legislation does not limit the president's right to grant a pardon to any given prisoner even if he did not apply for one, Vadim Klyuvgant, counsel for Mikhail Khodorkovsky said on Tuesday.

15:40 03.04.2012

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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