Law & Legislation

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

State Duma allows for returning evidence to owners before judgment

A government-proposed bill was passed in the second and third readings in the State Duma on Friday allowing money and valuables taken as evidence to be returned to their owners before the court judgment enters into force.

14:05 18.11.2011

State Duma makes amendments on compulsory works as alternative to imprisonment

Amendments to the Criminal Code introducing compulsory works as an alternative to imprisonment and allowing those, who committed minor economic crimes, be released after paying a fine five times higher than the damage they inflicted passed the third reading at the State Duma on Thursday.

13:03 18.11.2011

New systems of rights in rem to improve real estate relations

A new system of rights in rem offered by the developers of amendments to the Civil Code will allow people oppose infill construction, reduce corruption in land plots allocation for construction and settle disputes between neighbors amicably, Anton Ivanov, the Supreme Commercial Court's chairman, said on Wednesday.

14:01 17.11.2011

Importers of electronic appliances have to pay for reproducing music and video

Russia's Supreme Court held against three companies' lawsuits to partially abolish the government decree setting the amount charged for reproducing audio records for personal purposes and the list of the chargeable equipment.

12:50 17.11.2011

Court decisions failing to recover 'expired' state budget debt dismissed

The Supreme Commercial Court Presidium dismissed on Tuesday three lower courts' decisions refusing to recover $91,117 in state budget debts from the Niva Voronezh Regional Association of Farms and Agricultural Cooperatives for Rosagrosnab.

12:01 16.11.2011

Ukrainian parliament not to decriminalize Tymoshenko offense

The Ukrainian parliament refused on Tuesday to include an amendment decriminalizing the offense for which ex-Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko was sentenced to seven years in prison in a presidential bill mitigating punishment for economic crimes.

15:10 15.11.2011

Russia plans to sign adoption treaties with United Kingdom, Netherlands

The United Kingdom, the Netherlands, Spain and Germany will also soon sign a bilateral child adoption agreement with Russia.

15:46 14.11.2011

Standing labor arbitration tribunals may be created in Russia

The Federation Council (Russian Parliament's upper chamber) amended Russia Labor Code on Wednesday; the amendments provide for the establishment of standing labor arbitration tribunals to investigate and resolve collective labor disputes.

16:44 11.11.2011

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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