International Brewers Day 2012: The Right to a Cold Beer in Russia and BeyondInternational Brewers Day 2012 will be a bittersweet affair for many Russian beer fans. By this time next year, many of the ultra-lenient policies currently enjoyed by the nation’s beer venders and consumers will have been supplanted by more restrictive ones.14:25 09.06.2012
Judges should address Strasbourg court for consultations, expert saysJudges should be allowed to address the European Court of Human Rights for consultations, International Law Association President Anatoly Kapustin said at a judicial system conference on Monday.16:34 04.06.2012
Experts to appraise risks of Su-24 flights over Urals cityA regional court ordered an expert appraisal in a lawsuit filed by Chelayabinsk residents to stop Su-24 bombers from flying over the city.16:04 01.06.2012
МММ-2011 mastermind to face prosecution if new Ponzi scheme collapses, lawyersMMM-2011 Ponzi scheme founder Sergei Mavrodi will be held liable if the pyramid collapses, Russian lawyers surveyed by the Russian Legal Information Agency said.12:16 01.06.2012
Psychiatric examination finds ex-MMA fighter mentally saneInfamous former MMA fighter and ultranationalist activist Vyacheslav Datsik has undergone a repeat psychiatric examination which has found that he was mentally sane when he committed his crimes.13:19 28.05.2012
Justice minister must cooperate more with Strasbourg court, lawyers sayLawyers largely welcome Alexander Konovalov's reappointment as justice minister, based on a survey held by the Russian Legal Information Agency. Meanwhile, they hope that he will pay closer attention to the systematic violations uncovered by the European Court of Human Rights.17:48 21.05.2012
Pilot blacklists neither unlawful, nor bindingAeroflot head Vitaly Savelyev's proposal to compile pilot blacklists is neither against the law nor legally binding.14:47 15.05.2012
European Court of Human Rights hardly to charge feesWill the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) start rendering its services for money? What are the reasons behind the court’s overload and the ways to deal with it? What difficulties does the ECHR face when interacting with national courts? ECHR Registrar, Erik Fribergh, spoke about these questions in an exclusive interview with the Russian Legal Information Agency (RAPSI).12:05 07.05.2012
Chief drug expert against imposing criminal responsibility on addictsYevgeny Bryun, the chief drug abuse expert at the Healthcare and Social Development Ministry, has spoken out against the introduction of criminal responsibility for drug abuse.14:17 04.05.2012
Courts reluctant to handle copyright ownership cases, expertThe low rate of criminal prosecution in intellectual property protection cases is the result of a systematic problem. Law enforcement and judicial authorities are reluctant to consider such cases.17:05 20.04.2012
Amendments to Civil Code aimed at Internet users, not copyright holdersThe amendments to the Civil Code's fourth section include "inexplicable" points that take into account Internet users and not copyright holders, FTM-Entertainment General Director Sergei Semyonov said during a roundtable discussion on intellectual property protection in Moscow.16:36 18.04.2012
Rusal spat and fair market principlesRussian billionaire Viktor Vekselberg’s Sual Partners launched arbitration proceedings against EN+, Glencore, UC Rusal (Jersey) and its major shareholder Oleg Deripaska.10:44 10.04.2012
Viktor Bout was railroaded, expert saysRussian businessman Viktor Bout sentenced by a New York court to 25 years in prison for arms trafficking, was railroaded, believes Russell Mace, a criminal defense attorney.10:46 06.04.2012
Civil Code amendments to increase entities' transparencyThe new amendments to the Civil Code will make corporate activities more transparent, said State Duma Deputy Pavel Krasheninnikov, who heads the lower house's civil, criminal, arbitration and procedural legislation committee.16:32 05.04.2012
Amendments to Civil Code to affect corporate lawAmendments to the Civil Code will entail modifying the corporate legislation, but will not cause any difficulties to companies.11:06 04.04.2012
Foreign arbitrators hardly to attract foreign investors - expertsExperts doubt that the establishment of commercial arbitration tribunals employing foreign lawyers will increase Russia's investment attractiveness, although such a step may be an efficient PR effort.10:35 03.04.2012
Prisoner makes daring helicopter escape, faces life sentenceA prisoner, who managed to escape from prison aboard a captured helicopter in Vologda region might face a life imprisonment.11:45 23.03.2012
Investment climate in Russia to be improved by reducing pressure on businessExperts involved in developing the social-economic strategy of Russia until 2020 (Strategy 2020) submitted a report proposing a number of measures aimed to improve the business climate in Russia.11:01 14.03.2012
Experts to testify in suit against McDonald's on March 15A Moscow district court will hear on March 15 the questioning of experts who studied products sold at McDonald's upon the Consumer Rights Protection Societys request.17:40 28.02.2012
Scholars to set up independent expert commission on extremismParticipants of the Bhagavad Gita in History and Modern Society academic conference proposed to set up an independent board of scholars to evaluate various texts for signs of extremism.12:08 27.02.2012