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Russia to allow Council of Judges head to serve more than two consecutive terms
14:26 10/04/2013
Allowing a judge to serve two or more consecutive terms as head or deputy head of the Council of Judges would help ensure a consistent approach to forming judicial bodies.
The new frontier of Russian IP law
13:22 10/04/2013
Russia’s Intellectual Property Court, which was established by presidential order on December 8, 2011, will begin hearing cases this year. The court’s chair Lyudmila Novosyolova told RAPSI’s Sergei Feklyunin about the court’s judges and the current situation in the sphere of intellectual property disputes in Russia.
Supreme Commercial Court continues to push for mediation bill
17:15 05/04/2013
The Supreme Commercial Court will continue working toward the approval of its court mediation initiative, Chairman Anton Ivanov said at a meeting of the heads of the Moscow and the Central District commercial courts on Friday.
State Duma to consider bill banning non-procedural motions
13:11 04/04/2013
A bill has been submitted to the State Duma aimed at banning non-procedural motions, according to a government resolution posted online on Thursday.
State Duma to discuss procedure for IP Court
17:07 03/04/2013
State Duma Deputy Pavel Krasheninnikov from the United Russia party has submitted a package of proposals aimed at the development of the Intellectual Property Court in Russia.
Supreme Court may ban reading testimonies in court if witnesses absent
16:15 02/04/2013
The Supreme Court is considering banning the practice of reading the testimonies of witnesses who fail to show in court unless they have a valid reason for their absence.
Sequester begins to take its toll on US judiciary
16:36 01/04/2013
The US Federal Judiciary announced last month its expectation that the $350 million funding cut it would have to endure as a result of the sequester would have a devastating impact on the functioning of the US judiciary. By the start of April, the cuts have clearly begun to take a toll.
Confessed bribe-giver still to face charges - Supreme Court
15:49 28/03/2013
Bribe-givers will still face charges and will not be able to return a bribe even if they admit to the crime and cooperate with the investigation, according to a Supreme Court panel draft resolution on corruption-related crimes
Bill on classifying drinking as aggravating circumstance goes to State Duma
10:43 25/03/2013
The Russian government has forwarded a bill to the State Duma which proposes to categorize drinking and drug intoxication as aggravating circumstances in accidents.
Russian Supreme Commercial Court promotes case law
18:34 22/03/2013
Tatyana Andreyeva, Deputy Chair of the Russian Supreme Commercial Court, spoke favorably of the introduction of precedential case law during a St. Petersburg International Legal Forum conference in Rome.
Top judges fear sequestration cuts will mar US Judiciary
14:08 21/03/2013
Leading federal judges warned the US Congress Wednesday of the dire impact sequestration will have on the nation’s federal court system, claiming in a congressional testimony that the federal spending cuts threaten to compromise the courts’ constitutional mission.
PACE approves new rules for filing complaints with ECHR
12:10 20/03/2013
The PACE Committee on Legal Affairs and Human Rights on Tuesday approved a draft protocol that will change the procedure for filing complaints with the European Court of Human Rights and will also seal the principle of subsidiarity.
US Senate considers broadening scope of media coverage in federal courts
14:51 04/03/2013
A bipartisan group of US senators reintroduced a law aiming to vest all federal courts with the authority to open proceedings to television and radio broadcasts.
Supreme Сommercial Court chair warns against courts merger
15:58 01/03/2013
The planned merger of the general and commercial court systems will weaken the influence of federal supreme courts on regional justice, Supreme Commercial Court Chairman Anton Ivanov said on Friday.
Russian courts of general jurisdiction acquitted 5% of defendants in 2012
12:23 19/02/2013
The Russian courts of general jurisdiction heard cases against around one million people in 2012 and acquitted 5% of the defendants.
Secrecy and transparency battle for supremacy in UK, US justice systems
16:39 15/02/2013
Russia’s recent efforts to promote judicial transparency seem to be a bit off trend. In fact, at the moment secret tribunals are all the rage. The UK and US are both presently grappling with efforts to expand secrecy within their respective judiciaries. Initiatives within both justice systems to slink toward secrecy have been met with ire by political leaders, advocacy groups, and concerned citizens alike.
Putin's office proposes law on extrajudicial appeals
11:12 12/02/2013
In accordance with a request posed by Russian judges, President Vladimir Putin's legal department has drafted a bill aimed at regulating the registration of extrajudicial appeals connected with cases heard in the courts.
Administrative boards to hear disputes between citizens and authorities
13:29 05/02/2013
The Supreme Court will submit a bill to the State Duma to amend federal constitutional laws on the courts of general jurisdiction and military tribunals. The amendments will establish special administrative case boards for hearing disputes between citizens and authorities.
Moscow courts will continue to stream high-profile trials online
10:23 30/01/2013
Moscow courts will continue to stream high-profile trials online, chair of the Moscow City Court Olga Yegorova said on Tuesday at a meeting on the judges' performance last year.
Claim to obligate government to draft bill on dead defendants dismissed
13:22 21/01/2013
The Moscow City Court has refused to hear the appeal filed by lawyer Igor Trunov on behalf of his clients, the family of Olga Aleksandrina, who died in a car accident involving the vehicle of a LUKoil vice-president, the law firm Trunov, Aivar and Partners said on its website on Monday.
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