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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.

Russian upper house approves draft law amendments on bribery fines

16:15 27/04/2011 The upper house of the Russian parliament, the Federation Council, has approved a draft law proposing to introduce fines of up to 100 times the amount of corrupt payments and bribes.

Discussing the Russian advocacy

12:01 25/04/2011 Russian lawyers are set to make major decisions at the fifth all-Russian convention of lawyers on April 26 in Moscow. Two key issues deal with liberalizing criminal law and promoting reforms on the legal services market.

Medvedev approves amendments to law on public procurement

17:02 21/04/2011 Last November, Medvedev criticized the present law on public procurement. He stressed that inappropriate expenses, including embezzlement and “kickbacks,” stand at over 1 trillion rubles per year.

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