Seven judges of Russian Supreme Commercial Court resign amid courts mergerSeven judges of the Supreme Commercial Court have filed resignation applications with the qualification board.11:43 10.10.2013
Russian Duma adopts bill on dissenting opinions in criminal casesRussia's State Duma has adopted in its third and final reading a bill that would allow parties involved in criminal proceedings to review any dissenting opinions accompanying their verdicts.18:34 08.10.2013
US Attorneys curb their caseloads as shutdown perseveresThe government shutdown is taking its toll on the US federal judiciary, as prosecutors have been instructed by the US Department of Justice(DOJ) to take various steps in light of the government shutdown, according to a report released Monday by the US Courts’ official news outlet, The Third Branch News.13:43 08.10.2013
Top government attorney casts light on Russian judiciary problemsLeading government attorney Mikhail Barshchevsky elucidated some of the problems gripping the Russian judiciary Thursday at a conference celebrating 20th anniversary of the modern Russian Constitution, which is being held in Moscow.14:52 26.09.2013
Over 60% of litigants in London court come from abroad – expertEnglish courts are playing host to an increasing number of international claims, including many from Russia and the CIS countries, London-based litigation partner Jeremy Cole of Hogan Lovells explained during a fraud panel hosted by RAPSI Wednesday.18:28 25.09.2013
US publisher alleges Boston bombing docket unconstitutionally incompleteUS media giant GateHouse Media, Inc. submitted a letter Wednesday to the federal court in Boston complaining that the public docket maintained in the criminal case against Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzkhokhar Tsarnaev is incomplete, in violation of the First Amendment to the US Constitution.16:14 01.08.2013
Refusal to question witness in front of jury may lead to mistrialAny ill-motivated refusal to allow a witness to be questioned in front of a jury may result in a cancellation of the verdict, according to the Russian Supreme Court's 2013 Judicial Practice Review.15:29 22.07.2013
Former judge suspected of taking bribes to release criminalsA criminal case has been opened in Vladimir against former federal judge Anna Khokhlova, who is suspected of accepting money for releasing criminals.13:07 05.07.2013
Courts may send cases back to prosecutors for filing more serious chargesThe Constitutional Court ruled on Tuesday that courts may send criminal cases back to prosecutors for bringing more serious charges, the court's press office reported.14:14 02.07.2013
Putin proposes merging Russian Supreme Court and Supreme Commercial courtRussian President Vladimir Putin proposed merging the Supreme Court with the Supreme Commercial Court, and amending the Consitution accordingly.16:16 21.06.2013
Intellectual Property Court to start working on July 1The Intellectual Property Court (IPC) will start working on July 1, the plenary meeting of the Supreme Commercial Court said in a draft resolution published on its website.12:40 17.06.2013
Juries in Russian Commercial Courts: details of the initiativeAnton Ivanov, Chairman of the Supreme Commercial Court, wants elements of a jury trial introduced into the commercial litigation process. The initiative was announced at an Expert Council meeting held by Boris Titov, the Commissioner for Entrepreneurs’ Rights. The response of the experts at the meeting led Ivanov to conclude that an appropriate law should be drafted. However, although the initiative’s strategic aim is to increase trust in the judiciary and in commercial courts by increasing the public’s role in rulings, experts voiced skepticism about the idea in a conversation with RAPSI.16:54 11.06.2013
UK Justice Ministry denies court privatization rumors – reportEarlier reports that the UK Ministry of Justice was considering a “wholesale” privatization of the country’s courts have been officially denied.11:51 29.05.2013
Russian Supreme Commercial Court head urges introduction of jury trialSupreme Commercial Court Chairman Anton Ivanov advocated Monday for the introduction of jury trials to Russia's commercial court system as a means of increasing public trust in the Russian judiciary.17:15 27.05.2013
Russian judges flee commercial courts for higher wagesLow salaries in Russian courts remain a major problem, according to Supreme Commercial Court Chairman Anton Ivanov.19:19 21.05.2013
Compulsory treatment may be applied to those convicted of minor crimesRussia's Constitutional Court has ruled that mentally unstable individuals convicted of minor offenses can be sent for compulsory treatment if they are ruled to pose danger to themselves or to others.14:47 21.05.2013
Russian judges must respect arbitration clauses - expertRussian courts must respect the terms of arbitration clauses, particularly in terms of the selection of a site for dispute settlement, Kaj Hober of Mannheimer Swartling (Stockholm) said on Thursday at the St. Petersburg International Legal Forum (SPILF).17:18 16.05.2013
Bout seeks hearing on due process violations, citing high-level US political agendaViktor Bout filed a brief Wednesday with the US Appeals Court for the Second Circuit seeking a remand for a hearing on the violation of his due process rights, and asserting that “conspiracy to commit reckless murder” is not, in fact, a crime.13:11 16.05.2013
Russian convicts will be sent to prisons on shorter termsPrison sentences will be shorter than sentences served in penal colonies, but it will not be an easy ride, Justice Minister Alexander Konovalov said at a briefing on Wednesday.14:08 15.05.2013
General jurisdiction courts should handle personal bankruptcy cases - Supreme CourtIn anticipation of the creation of personal bankruptcy under Russian law, the Supreme Court has approved amendments to the Civil Procedure Code stipulating that personal bankruptcy cases should be considered by courts of general jurisdiction, not commercial courts.20:04 16.04.2013