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Prosecutors to weigh fight against coronavirus in Russian regions

Prosecutors in Russian regions will check the efficiency of measures taken to fight the coronavirus epidemic and availability of medical goods and drugs in hospitals.

17:55 07.04.2020

Russian Justice Ministry seeks free movement for lawyers amid coronavirus lockdown

The Russian Justice Ministry has proposed that attorneys and notaries be given a right to free movement when providing their legal practising certificates in order to grant legal aid during the coronavirus restrictions.

16:13 07.04.2020

Criminal penalty for damage to war memorials fixed in Russia

President Vladimir Putin has signed a bill on criminal punishment for destruction or damage of war cemeteries and memorials commemorating fallen defenders of the Motherland or devoted to the Days of War Glory of Russia into law.

15:51 07.04.2020

Three defendants in Baring Vostok case ordered to stay under house arrest till May

The Moscow City Court on Tuesday extended house arrest of three defendants in the Baring Vostok 2.5-billion-ruble (about $40 million) embezzlement case until May 13.

14:19 07.04.2020

Bill simplifying access to Russian citizenship reaches State Duma

The Government has submitted a bill simplifying a procedure of obtaining Russian citizenship by foreigners to the lower house of parliament.

13:50 07.04.2020

Bankruptcy claim against notorious Moscow confectionary to be heard in July

The Moscow Commercial Court set a bankruptcy claim against Moscow’s confectionary Menshevik, whose ex-owner Ilya Averyanov had been acquitted in a guard murder case, for July 14.

12:38 07.04.2020

Alleged Russian crime boss to be held in detention until mid-June

The Moscow City Court on Tuesday upheld a lower court’s ruling to extend detention of an alleged crime boss Oleg Medvedev, known as Oleg Shishkanov, until June 12.

11:42 07.04.2020

Business ombudsman seeks for allowances to Russians on indefinite leave

Russia’s business ombudsman Boris Titov believes businesses are to be allowed to put employees on indefinite leaves to be paid monthly statutory minimum wages by the state in order to save jobs.The ombudsman has formulated this initiative and a number of other measures aimed at changing the regulation of the economy in the time of the crisis he elaborated as a result of a massive survey of businesses across the country regions in his letter addressed Russia’s President Vladimir Putin.

10:24 07.04.2020

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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).

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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.

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Soldiers jailed for killing US journalist Russell Bentley

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