Moscow courts will continue to stream high-profile trials onlineMoscow courts will continue to stream high-profile trials online, chair of the Moscow City Court Olga Yegorova said on Tuesday at a meeting on the judges' performance last year.10:23 30.01.2013
Claim to obligate government to draft bill on dead defendants dismissedThe Moscow City Court has refused to hear the appeal filed by lawyer Igor Trunov on behalf of his clients, the family of Olga Aleksandrina, who died in a car accident involving the vehicle of a LUKoil vice-president, the law firm Trunov, Aivar and Partners said on its website on Monday.13:22 21.01.2013
Vehicle recycling tax dispute can be resolved out of court, WTO headRussia may resolve its vehicle recycling tax dispute with fellow World Trade Organization members without resorting to legal means. However, if its efforts to do so fail, the dispute will have to be resolved officially in court, WTO General Director Pascal Lamy said on Thursday.15:12 17.01.2013
Kirov Commercial Court develops process service notification softwareThe Second Commercial Court of Appeals in Kirov has developed a computer program to improve the system for notifying all the parties to a lawsuit of their hearing dates, according to a statement released by the court.14:56 15.01.2013
Attorney requests to strip judge's status in Lukoil VP car crash caseAttorney Igor Trunov, representing the interests of the family of Olga Alexandrina who died in a car accident involving a Lukoil vice president, has filed a request to strip Olga Zeldina of her status as a judge, the Trunov, Aivar and Partners law firm website reads.14:20 14.01.2013
Russian judiciary development program to cost $2.96 billionAn eight-year program aimed at developing the Russian judicial system costing 90 billion rubles ($2.96 billion) has been approved by the government, according to its press service. The program was put together by the Ministry of Economic Development and was approved by the government on December 20.11:57 10.01.2013
Russia approves shuttle service for remote commercial hearingsNext year Russian judges will start using minibuses to hold proceedings in remote locations as part of the mobile judicial offices project. “The use of special passenger minibuses with extended functional opportunities is proposed,” reads the judicial system development program.11:11 10.01.2013
Moscow Commercial Court drama: judge complains of pressure from chairmanA Moscow Commercial Court judge has launched a complaint with the Council of Judges alleging that chairman Sergei Chucha pressured him to resign from the bench.14:32 24.12.2012
Former judge who restored drug addict's parental rights refuses jury trialFormer Judge Irina Glebova, who restored the parental rights of a drug-addicted father who later killed his child, has opted against having a jury trial.16:01 21.12.2012
Russian government approves 7-year judiciary development programThe government has approved a federal program aimed at developing the judiciary during its meeting on Thursday. The program is expected to be launched in 2013 and completed in 2020.15:43 20.12.2012
New Code of Judicial Ethics set to pass in RussiaAn updated version of the Code of Judicial Ethics stating that judges should foster accurate media coverage of their work is expected to be approved on Monday.18:10 17.12.2012
Most lawsuits filed by Russians are upheld - head of Council of JudgesThe majority of court claims filed by Russians are upheld, Yuri Sidorenko, head of the Council of Judges, said at the VIII All-Russian Congress of Judges.12:43 17.12.2012
Commission for free legal aid to be set up under Russian governmentThe Justice Ministry will provide the government with a proposal on the composition of a free legal aid commission. The corresponding resolution was published on the government's website on Friday.14:54 14.12.2012
Court transparency procedures violation may result in ruling's dismissalThe violation of transparency procedures when deciding whether the case should be held behind closed doors or not could result in the dismissal of the court's ruling.13:39 13.12.2012
Putin says Russia must abandon presumption of guilt once and for allRussian President Vladimir Putin said it is necessary to abandon the presumption of guilt and accusatory bias in law enforcement and in court proceedings.15:23 12.12.2012
Supreme Court advocates transparency classes for judgesThe Supreme Court believes it must recommend that the Russian Academy of Justice introduces a special class on transparency in legal proceedings and access to the information on the courts' activities as part of advanced training courses and professional retraining programs for newly appointed judges.14:06 11.12.2012
No permission needed for online transcripts of trials, Supreme CourtJournalists can publish live online transcripts of a trial without seeking prior permission, according to the Supreme Court's draft ruling "On the Transparency and Publicity of Legal Proceedings," which was discussed on Tuesday.13:02 11.12.2012
E-justice does not yet work in RussiaLawyers in Russia are not yet ready to cooperate with commercial courts via e-communication, Supreme Commercial Court Board Deputy Chairman Artur Absalyamov said while speaking at the Second International Legal Congress "Dialogues on the Future," organized by RIA Novosti and the Russian Legal Information Agency.16:05 10.12.2012
Supreme Commercial Court to explain how to resolve 'legal order' disputesThe Supreme Commercial Court plans to explain how to execute foreign court rulings that contradict the public order in Russia to lower courts.15:36 06.12.2012
Kosovo, Albania call for probe of ex ICTY prosecutor Carla Del PonteKosovo and Albania called on international authorities to launch a special investigation into alleged abuses associated with former war crimes prosecutor Carla Del Ponte’s decision to indict recently acquitted former Kosovar prime minister Ramush Haradinaj.15:19 03.12.2012