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Lawsuit filed by Auchan against antimonopoly watchdog postponed

18:31 03/06/2011 The Moscow Commercial Court has adjourned hearing the lawsuit filed by Auchan and Atac against the Federal Anti-monopoly Service (FAS) until July 13.

Putin: laws to be sifted through red-tape filtering review process

10:25 27/05/2011 Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said that both the current laws and laws in the drafting stage should be scrupulously reviewed for red-tape hurdles, especially those which are strongly criticized by the business community or have the potential to impede business and investment activities.

New law on notary practice to prevent real estate fraud in Russia

18:12 26/05/2011 Notarization will play a greater role in Russia following the adoption of a new law on notaries and notary practice, Presidential Adviser on Legal Issues Veniamin Yakovlev said today. This will help to prevent real estate manipulations, he added.

Russian parliament to consider bill on crime victims’ rights

13:31 26/05/2011 A bill focused on protecting crime victims’ rights is expected to be introduced to the Lower House of Russian Parliament by the end of May.

Demise of Russian tax reform

14:49 16/05/2011 The Russian Legal Information Agency (RAPSI) invites legal professionals, members of parliament and executives from the interested government agencies to take part in discussing tax law issues. The first in our series of publications is an analysis by Vadim Zaripov, an authoritative expert on the Russian tax system who has reviewed its condition over the recent 15 years.

Medvedev ratifies Eurasian Economic Community court status

17:10 04/05/2011 Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has signed a law ratifying the status of the Eurasian Economic Community Court. The document defines the court’s structure and composition, judge appointment procedures, scope of authority, privileges and immunities of its judges officers and its secretarial staff.

Russian President signs law on bribery fines

16:45 04/05/2011 President Dmitry Medvedev has signed a law levying fines as a multiple of bribes.

Russian lower house to debate National Payment System Bill

15:30 04/05/2011 State Duma Deputy and Russian Association of Regional Banks head Anatoly Aksakov said the lower house of parliament will soon hold the second reading of the National Payment System Bill.

The upper house of the Russian parliament (The Federation Council)

13:13 29/04/2011

Legal greenmail

17:42 27/04/2011 Russia may give greenmailing a new lease of life. Fifteen years ago in Europe and the United States, this corporate raiding practice became unfeasible as a result of higher tax rates. However, the growing clout of bloggers might bring greenmail back to global markets as an internet tool for exerting political pressure.

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