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Legal aid most sought when applying to Russian Children’s Ombudsman in 2019

13:25 29/05/2020 In 2019, the number of appeals concerning judicial protection and professional legal aid grew by 37.1%, according to a report of the Children’s Rights Commissioner.

Videoconference trials do not violate rights of defendants – Russian Supreme Court

13:32 30/04/2020 Court proceedings conducted through video link meet the criteria for fair and public hearing of a case and do not violate the rights of accused persons, the Russian Supreme Court explains in its second judicial review published during the pandemic of coronavirus.

Over 2 mln cases considered by Russian courts during coronavirus lockdown

17:15 21/04/2020 Russian courts considered over 2 million cases and materials during the coronavirus quarantine, from March 18 to April 20, RAPSI was told in the Supreme Court on Tuesday.

Russian business ombudsman strives for working on digital legal proceedings

15:05 08/04/2020 Russia’s business ombudsman Boris Titov has forwarded a proposal to creat a working group on the introduction of digital judicial proceedings to the Supreme Court’s Chairman Vyacheslav Lebedev.

Russia’s Supreme Court proposes to empower jurors to try economic crimes cases

15:34 11/02/2020 The Supreme Court of Russia proposes to empower jurors to examine economic crimes cases.

President Putin approves compensations for inadequate detention conditions

14:12 30/12/2019 Russia’s President Vladimir Putin has signed amendments to the legislation permitting to seek compensations for substandard conditions of detention and imprisonment into law.

Defendants may gain right to seek compensation for inadequate detention conditions

16:21 23/12/2019 The upper house of Russian parliament on Monday approved a draft law on compensation for substandard conditions of detention and imprisonment.

Russian business ombudsman pushes for creation of blacklist of judges

11:35 19/09/2019 Russia’s business ombudsman Boris Titov proposes to set a special expert group to assess judges’ decisions and rulings and create the so-called blacklist of Russian judges.

Russia’s courts of appeal and cassation to begin work on October 1

16:47 12/09/2019 General jurisdiction and military courts of appeal and cassation will begin their work on October 1, according to the resolution of the Russian Supreme Court’s Plenum.

Russia’s Supreme Court dissatisfied with quality of investigative activities

16:52 13/02/2019 The proper course of justice depends on the quality of underlying it investigative operations, Vladimir Davydov, a Deputy Chairman of the Supreme Court of Russia said addressing a meeting of court chairpersons on Wednesday. Therefore, he continued, one must not turn a blind eye to unsatisfactory performance of these bodies.

Russian Human Rights Council opposes bill on requirements for lawyers

15:59 21/12/2017 Russia’s Presidential Council for Civil Society and Human Rights has recommended the State Duma to reject a bill setting standard requirements for lawyers admitted to practice in Russian courts.

Russian Constitutional Court bans review of final judgments upon Supreme Court’s decision

11:55 17/10/2017 Russia’s Constitutional Court has banned review of court rulings, which already came into force, because of the resolutions made by boards of the Supreme Court.

Supreme Court drafts proposals for improvement of Russian judicial system

13:56 04/08/2017 The Supreme Court of Russia has prepared suggestions for improvement of the country’s judicial system.

Bill on assignment of public defenders in criminal cases passed in first reading

17:02 23/06/2017 The Russian State Duma has passed the bill on assignment of public defenders in criminal cases in the first reading.

Russian judicial system requires improvement – Putin

17:43 15/06/2017 President Vladimir Putin said during the annual Q&A session with Russian citizens on Thursday that judicial system, although in need of improvement, should be trusted in matters of choosing punishment for criminals.

VII St. Petersburg International Legal Forum establishes Civil Law Achievement Award

15:55 17/05/2017 The VII Saint-Petersburg International Legal Forum (LF), Russia’s Justice Ministry’s annual conference, has instituted the World Award for Highest Achievements in Civil and Private International Law.

Russian judge suspected of failure of justice

17:53 31/03/2017 Head of Russia’s Investigative Committee Alexander Bastrykin has opened a criminal case against Judge of the Chechen Republic Commercial Court Alu Bachayev over alleged failure of justice.

Legislative curb on foreign law firms in Russian courts

11:01 21/04/2016 There is nothing unusual in a legislative initiative aimed at limiting participation of foreign law firms in civil proceedings in Russian courts as numerous attempts to “normalize the situation” were made earlier, says Gennady Sharov, Vice-President of the Federal Chamber of Lawyers.

Russian courts to switch to e-filing system in 2016 - official

17:37 07/09/2015 Russian courts will use online services as much as possible next year, RIA Novosti reported on Monday citing Supreme Court Chairman Vyacheslav Lebedev.

MP suggests ban on foreign lawyers representing Russia in court

12:01 06/08/2015 Lawmaker Vadim Solovyov (the Communist Party) is drafting a bill that would ban foreign attorneys from representing Russia’s interests in international courts, as happened in the Yukos case.

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