Putin signs law on commencement of class action lawsuitsRussian President Vladimir Putin has signed a bill allowing citizens to lodge class action lawsuits with general jurisdiction courts into law.09:58 19.07.2019
Russia's Federation Council backs judge oath termsThe Federation Council on Wednesday approved a bill establishing certain terms for judges to take their oaths.15:36 10.07.2019
Russian senators approve initiative on commencement of class actionRussian senators on Wednesday backed an initiative allowing citizens to lodge class action lawsuits with general jurisdiction courts13:58 10.07.2019
Russian President changes procedure of instituting cases against judgesA bill changing the procedure of opening criminal cases against judges has become law. The relevant document signed by President Vladimir Putin has been published on the official website of legal information.16:24 03.07.2019
Lower house of Russian parliament passes class action billThe State Duma, the lower house of Russian parliament, adopted a bill allowing citizens to file class action lawsuits with general jurisdiction courts in the third and final reading on Thursday.14:33 27.06.2019
State Duma approves oath terms for Russian judgesThe lower house of Russian parliament, the State Duma has adopted a bill establishing certain terms for judges to take their oaths, in a final third reading.14:24 26.06.2019
Russian MPs pass bill on procedure of instituting cases against judgesThe lower house of Russian parliament, the State Duma, adopted a bill changing a procedure of opening criminal cases against judges in the third and final reading on Tuesday.16:10 25.06.2019
Former Russian judge gets six years for promise to overturn guilty verdictJudge emeritus of the Saratov Regional Court Vladimir Stasenkov has received six years in colony for a promise to reverse a judgment of conviction for 15 million rubles (over $235,000).14:59 21.03.2019
Bill on instituting cases against judges passes its first reading in State DumaThe State Duma has adopted a bill changing a procedure of opening criminal cases against judges in the first reading.14:32 20.03.2019
Russian human rights advocates support proposed cage ban in courtroomsThe Presidential Council for Human Rights has welcomed a legislative proposal to prohibit placing of suspects and defendants in safety cages in courtrooms during hearings.10:17 15.11.2018
Russian President approves reform of military courtsPresident Vladimir Putin has enacted a package of bills on reorganization of military courts in Russia into law.20:00 12.11.2018
Russian court once more refuses to seize $100 million from Metrobank ex-managersThe Ninth Commercial Court of Appeals has upheld a ruling of a lower court dismissing a request of Russia’s Deposit Insurance Agency (DIA) seeking seizure of property belonging to six former managers of Metrobank evaluated at 6.2 billion rubles ($100 million).10:51 02.11.2018
Bills on enforcement of foreign court’s rulings passed by State DumaThe State Duma passed in the third and final reading on Friday two government bills on the procedure of recognizing and enforcing judgments of foreign courts concerning the confiscation of proceeds of crime.13:47 24.11.2017
Legal education should be obligatory for lawyers in civil cases – Supreme CourtThe Supreme Court of Russia will forward a bill to the State Duma introducing amendments to the Civil and Commercial Procedure Codes by making legal education obligatory for people representing interests of parties in court proceedings, a decree of the court’s plenum reads on Tuesday.16:59 03.10.2017
Bill on requirements for lawyers reaches lower house of Russian parliamentPavel Krasheninnikov, Chairman of the State Duma Committee on State Building and Legislation, has submitted to the parliament’s lower house a bill setting standard requirements for lawyers admitted to practice in Russian courts.12:59 27.09.2017
Ex-court secretary to stay in detention for alleged attempt to vacate sentenceThe St. Petersburg City Court has upheld detention for a former secretary of the Oktyabrsky District Court Alexander Eyvazov, charged with attempting to overturn a sentence given to municipal lawmaker Timofey Kungurov.10:59 22.09.2017
Moscow court dismisses Aeroflot claim to recover $10 mln from SSJ100 producerThe Moscow Commercial Court has dismissed an Aeroflot claim seeking to recover 576 million rubles (about $10 million) from Sukhoi Civil Aircraft, the manufacturer of Sukhoi Superjet 100 (SSJ100).12:55 31.08.2017
Ex-court secretary arrested for alleged attempt to cancel sentence given to lawmakerFormer secretary of the Oktyabrsky District Court of St. Petersburg Alexander Eyvazov has been arrested on suspicion of attempting to cancel sentence given to a municipal lawmaker Timofey Kungurov.13:59 23.08.2017
Putin: Package of proposals on judicial system improvement agreedRussian President Vladimir Putin said during the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF) on Friday that a package of proposals for improvement of the country’s judicial system had been agreed.16:56 02.06.2017
Federation Council endorses bill on attorneys’ rights in criminal proceedingsThe Federation Council has approved a presidential bill regulating actions of attorneys regarding several issues, which appear during criminal proceedings and searches at their places of work and life.13:41 12.04.2017