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Russian Supreme Court Chairman: SCO nations’ courts adhere to common legal approaches

The judicial systems of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) signatories adhere to common legal principles and are looking for common vectors of development, Chairman of the Russian Supreme Court Vyacheslav Lebedev said addressing the 17th meeting of the SCO member states’ Chief Justices.

11:00 22.08.2022

Russia and Iran join forces for judicial cooperation

Russia's Supreme Court Chairman Vyacheslav Lebedev and First Deputy Head of Iran’s Judiciary Mohammad Mosaddeq have reached an agreement on cooperation and mutual assistance with the digital transformation of the legal systems of both countries.

12:44 18.08.2022

Supreme Court stands for limited scope of detention orders

The Supreme Court is to discuss the possibility of expanding the list of criminal cases in which an exceptional procedure for choosing a measure of restraint in the form of detention is applied, as well as reducing the amounts of bails used as a measure of restraint, the Court’s head Vyacheslav Lebedev said addressing a meeting of delegates of the 10th All-Russian Congress of Judges.

13:02 16.06.2022

Russian Supreme Court head urges to create international e-platform for judicial interaction

Chairman of the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation Vyacheslav Lebedev proposes to create an international electronic platform for judicial interaction for the exchange of documents on international legal assistance.

11:30 30.09.2021

Number of prisoners reduced in Russia by 11,300 since start of 2020 – Supreme Court

The number of convicted persons serving sentence in Russia’s penitentiary facilities has decreased by 11,300 since the beginning of the year, the Supreme Court’s Chairman Vyacheslav Lebedev has announced during the XVI meeting of the SCO Supreme Courts’ heads.

14:01 24.09.2021

Number of inmates dropped in Russia in first quarter of 2021 – Supreme Court head

The number of prisoners decreased by 4,700 people in Russia in the first quarter of 2021, the Supreme Court’s Chairman Vyacheslav Lebedev announced Tuesday.

14:58 25.05.2021

Russian Supreme Court backs creation of state judicial service

The Supreme Court of the Russian Federation still backs the initiative to establish state judicial service in the country, the body’s Chairman Vyacheslav Lebedev said on Tuesday.

11:41 25.05.2021

Litigants to take part in hearings via their smartphones – Russia’s Supreme Court Chair

The progress in the development of new technologies and web conferences will permit parties to participate in court hearings via their personal smartphones or computers, according to the Chairman of Russia’s Supreme Court Vyacheslav Lebedev.

16:26 09.02.2021

Foreign investors win nearly 90% of cases in Russia – Supreme Court’s head

Foreign investors win about 90% of legal disputes in Russian Courts, according to the Supreme Court’s Chairman Vyacheslav Lebedev.

15:04 09.02.2021

More cassation appeals granted in 2020 than year before – Chair of Russian Supreme Court

Cassation courts of general jurisdiction examined over 255,000 appeals across all categories of cases in 2020, Chairman of Russia’s Supreme Court Vyacheslav Lebedev stated on Tuesday.

15:47 29.12.2020

Chair of Russian Supreme Court awarded Distinguished Service Order

President Vladimir Putin has awarded the Distinguished Service Order to Chairman of Russia’s Supreme Court Vyacheslav Lebedev.

10:58 14.12.2020

Russian courts granted 88% of pension rights defense claims in 2020 - official

Russian courts granted 88% of claims for protection of pension rights in the last 11 months of 2020, Chairman of the Supreme Court Vyacheslav Lebedev announced Tuesday.

13:17 08.12.2020

Commonwealth of Independent States to institute Council of Supreme Courts Chairs

A new body, the Council of Supreme (Higher) Courts Chairs is to be instituted in the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS).

17:41 25.11.2020

Foreign investors won 88% of cases in Russian courts in 2020 – Supreme Court’s Chair

The number of cases won by foreign investors in Russian courts reached 88% in nine months of 2020, according to the Supreme Court’s Chairman Vyacheslav Lebedev.

15:15 13.11.2020

Russian courts grant 98% of employees’ claims in labour payment disputes

Russia’s courts granted 98% of employees’ claims in disputes over labour payments, Chair of the Supreme Court Vyacheslav Lebedev said during a Chinese Forum on International Cooperation on Friday.

14:43 13.11.2020

Number of detainees and inmates cut in half in 20 years – Chair of Russian Supreme Court

The number of people held in Russia’s penitentiary facilities has reduced more than twofold in the past 20 years, according to Chairman of the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation Vyacheslav Lebedev.

13:09 30.10.2020

Conference of SCO Supreme Court Chairmen to be held in Moscow

The Fifteenth Conference of Supreme Courts’ Chairmen of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization’s (SCO) member states will be held in Moscow through videolink on October 30.

15:58 28.10.2020

Protection of interests of businesses and citizens is priority amid pandemic – Supreme Court Head

In the period of the pandemic protection of interests of businesses and citizens has become a priority, Russian Supreme Court Chair Vyacheslav Lebedev believes.

17:30 08.09.2020

Debtors may be discharged due to financial difficulties during pandemic – Supreme Court

The Supreme Court of Russia allowed exemption of debtors from responsibility for payment delays if they found themselves in a sticky financial situation because of the coronavirus pandemic restrictions.

16:12 08.09.2020

Russian Supreme Court proposes extension of misdemeanor institute to economic crimes

The Supreme Court of Russia is drafting a bill extending the institute of criminal misdemeanor to minor and medium economic crimes, Chair of the highest instance Vyacheslav Lebedev said during the plenary meeting of the Council of Judges on Tuesday.

12:22 07.07.2020