ST. PETERSBURG, May 17 - RAPSI. Acting Justice Minister Alexander Konovalov stated on Thursday that the law on collector activity should be drafted as soon as possible.

The media reported earlier that the draft law was planned to be submitted to the government in May.

Meanwhile, there are disagreements between state authorities about the lawfulness of banks transferring the right to lay claims upon individuals to collectors.

The Federal Service for the Supervision of Consumer Protection and Welfare and prosecutors consider such a transfer of rights without the debtor's consent to be illegal.
At the same time, the Supreme Commercial Court believes it corresponds with civil legislation.

The Second St. Petersburg International Legal Forum opened on Thursday and will run until May 19.

The forum will mostly address the fight against corruption, the WTO legal space, antimonopoly regulation, the execution of international commercial court rulings, the legal basis of global trade relations, Internet legal regimes, the development of an open government as a tool to attract civil society to lawmaking, and the development of civilized lobbying.

Representatives of over 50 countries will participate in the forum.