Law & Legislation

Medvedev submits convention to Duma to combat bribes abroad

President 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 establishment

The 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 debtors

The 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 law

President 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 law

The 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 Moscow

The 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 bills

The 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 chairman

Supreme 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 suspects

State Duma deputies have suggested capping bail at $485,000.

15:11 21.11.2011

State Duma to impose criminal responsibility for establishing shady firms

The State Duma adopted in the second reading a government draft law proposing to imprison individuals registering firms on third parties to commit crimes in addition to those establishing fly-by-night companies.

14:55 18.11.2011

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Russia boosts sanctions against high profile citizens of Canada

Russian authorities have banned 43 more high-ranking Canadian citizens from entering the country.

16:51 27.06.2022

Russian President signs decree on external debt payment

President of Russia Vladimir Putin has signed a decree establishing a new temporary procedure of payment of the country’s foreign debt. The document was published on the official website of legal information.

17:20 22.06.2022

Environmental violations up in Russia by almost 3 times — Supreme Court head

The number of cases related to violations of the environmental legislation has increased in Russia by almost 3 times over the past 10 years, the Supreme Court Chairman Vyacheslav Lebedev said during the presidium meeting on Friday.

15:36 24.06.2022