Depraving jurors of right to hear corruption cases to damage justice system - attorneysThe idea to deprive jurors of the right to hear corruption cases will damage the justice system in Russia.17:13 24.11.2011
Medvedev submits convention to Duma to combat bribes abroadPresident Dmitry Medvedev submitted on Wednesday a draft law on Russia's accession to the Convention on Combating the Bribery of Foreign Public Officials in International Business Transactions.16:34 23.11.2011
State Duma approves IP Court establishmentThe State Duma adopted on Wednesday in the second and final readings a law establishing the Intellectual Property Court.16:00 23.11.2011
State Duma entitles bailiffs to detain debtorsThe State Duma has adopted on Wednesday in the second and final readings a law extending bailiffs' rights. The law allows bailiffs to detain debtors escaping justice or investigation, to surrender them to the police, or to employ private detectives to search for debtors.14:26 23.11.2011
Medvedev signs free legal assistance lawPresident Medvedev has signed a law on free legal assistance, which obliges public officers to render free legal consultations to Russian citizens and to assist socially unprotected people in drafting complaints as well as to represent them in court.11:28 23.11.2011
State Duma passes amendments to foreigner extradition lawThe State Duma has passed in the third reading on Tuesday a law allowing foreigners and non-citizens to be extradited if they have no identification.16:30 22.11.2011
State Duma adopts unilateral termination of construction contracts in MoscowThe State Duma passed in the third reading on Tuesday a law on the unilateral termination of investment and land lease contracts previously concluded for the real estate construction in Moscow and St. Petersburg.15:07 22.11.2011
State Duma adopts third set of antitrust billsThe State Duma adopted in the third reading the third set of presidential antitrust bills on Tuesday. The bills have amended competition law, the Criminal Code, the Code of Administrative Violations and a number of other legislative acts.14:33 22.11.2011
Judicial reform starts paying off - Supreme Commercial Court chairmanSupreme Commercial Court Chairman Anton Ivanov announced on Monday the initial results of President Medvedev's judicial reform.15:20 21.11.2011
Deputies suggest capping bail for suspectsState Duma deputies have suggested capping bail at $485,000.15:11 21.11.2011
Russia imposes sanctions against members of U.S. President’s familyRussia has once more extended its retaliatory restriction list adding 25 Americans to it, including members of the family of the U.S. President Joe Biden.12:24 28.06.2022
Russian Supreme Court pushes for streamlining procedures governing judges’ career advancesA plenum of the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation has proposed to submit to the State Duma a bill that would allow judges to be assigned a higher grade without taking into account the place of work of the judge and without observing the sequence of assignment of grades.13:26 28.06.2022
President Putin signs law providing for legalization of parallel imports of goodsPresident of Russia Vladimir Putin has signed a bill providing for the legalization of parallel imports of goods into law.17:56 28.06.2022