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Bill to ban Russian officials from holding property in NATO states reaches State Duma

A group of the Communist Party lawmakers on Wednesday submitted a bill banning state servants, judges and certain officials from security, law enforcement and defense agencies from owning property in the NATO states and countries-candidates for the alliance accession to the State Duma.

16:08 03.08.2022

Russia’s Cabinet to discuss bill on sale of properties through electronic tendering

The Government Law-Making Commission is working on an initiative to sell seized properties of debtors exclusively by the way of online tendering.

16:46 02.02.2021

Investigation into Moscow property fraud case involving attorney completed

Investigation into attorney Sergey Shcherbakov and other alleged members of a criminal group charged with organized property fraud is completed.

13:07 09.11.2020

Former Moscow Region’s official accused of property fraud faces trial

Ex-head of the Moscow Region’s town of Chekhov Marina Kononova will go on trial for alleged theft of property.

12:12 07.10.2020

Russian Justice Ministry strives to protect prisoners’ housing accommodations

The Justice Ministry of Russia has drafted a bill on protection of housing of imprisoned convicts.

16:19 10.09.2020

All-Russia People’s Front member proposes lower property tax on multi-child families

Director of the Coordination Center for Economic Revival of the All-Russia People’s Front, Head of Profstazhirovka 2.0 project Ilya Semin has presented his proposal to lower the property tax on families having three and more underage children.

13:40 13.08.2020

Bill entitling citizens to freely sell secured assets submitted to State Duma

A bill giving Russia’s citizens the right to sell property pledged to banks as security at their own discretion at best possible prices has been submitted to the State Duma by Deputy Chair of the lower house of the Russian Parliament Irina Yarovaya.

13:59 25.02.2020

Human Rights Council to analyze why state bodies fail to implement President’s instructions

The Standing Commission of the Presidential Council for Human Rights for economic rights and freedoms is planning to analyze the reasons behind failures of state bodies to implement Russia’s President’s instructions.

12:36 11.02.2020

Investigators seek for house arrest of Moscow Region’s official accused of property theft

Investigators have filed a motion to place head of the Moscow Region’s town of Chekhov Marina Kononova under house arrest.

15:37 22.11.2019

Microloans against housing property legislatively banned in Russian Federation

Starting November 1, microfinance companies will be banned from accommodating borrowers with loans on the housing security. A relevant law took effect in Russia.

15:25 01.11.2019

Moscow court refuses to seize $158.4 from Bank Gorod ex-managers

The Moscow Commercial Court has dismissed a request filed by the Deposit Insurance Agency (DIA) seeking to recover property of four persons previously in control of the Bank Gorod, estimated at 10.5 billion rubles ($158.4).

10:59 13.12.2018

Russian Intellectual Property Court recovers $6 million from M-Factor company

Russia’s Intellectual Property Court (IP Court) has upheld a ruling of a lower court recovering 397 million rubles (about $6 million) from M-Factor company in favor of the Russian Union of Right Holders.

10:59 12.12.2018

Groundless seizure of assets violates right of private property – Constitutional Court

Groundless seizure of material evidence legally owned by persons, who are not suspected or charged with crimes, restricts the right of private property, the Constitutional Court of Russia has stated.

16:59 11.01.2018

Carlo Pazolini owner declared bankrupt

The Moscow Commercial Court has declared Carlo Pazolini shoe retailer’s founder Ilya Reznik bankrupt.

13:47 05.12.2017

Lawyer asks court to dismiss lawsuit on seizure of anti-corruption ex-official’s property

A lawyer of Dmitry Zakharchenko, former Russian anti-corruption official charged with receiving a large-scale bribe, has asked a court to dismiss a lawsuit of the Prosecutor General’s Office seeking to turn his client’s property to the state.

14:59 10.11.2017

London court makes charging order over Russian company ex-manager’s property final

The High Court of Justice by its judgement has made final an interim charging order in respect of a London property beneficially owned by Anatoly Danilitskiy, a former CEO of Russian National Reserve Corporation, ruling in favor of the applicant, Cyrus-based NRC Holding Limited.

16:55 21.06.2017

Rosneft files another lawsuit against Transneft over protection of property interests

Russia’s largest oil producer Rosneft filed another lawsuit with the Moscow Commercial Court against Transneft oil company over protection of its property interests.

14:53 11.01.2017

Russian court opens hearings in dispute over Sakhalin ex-governor’s property

The South-Sakhalin City Court has begun hearing of a dispute over property of former Skhalin’s governor, Alexander Khoroshavin, who stands charged with large-scale embezzlement.

10:53 16.05.2016

Russian Supreme Court finds mass demolition of trade centers in Moscow legal

The Supreme Court of Russia has ruled that demolition of “Pyramid” trade center along with other similar centers in Moscow on the night of February 9 was legal.

14:36 29.04.2016

Moscow Commercial Court returns $19 mln property to Russia

The Moscow Commercial Court has granted a motion filed by the Federal Agency for State Property Management (Rosimushchestvo) seeking reclamation of the Kvant-N firm’s property valued at more than 1.5 billion rubles ($19 million) from unlawful possession in favor of the state.

17:03 11.02.2016