State Duma adopts bill on humanization of treatment of tax offencesThe State Duma has passed in the third and final reading a federal draft law envisaging that defendants charged with tax offences are not to be held criminally liable in cases where they have repaid the amounts in question in the course of court proceedings.15:59 29.09.2020
Conflict of interest concept needs to be integrated into legislation – Council of Judges’ ChairThe fact that the Russian legislation lacks definition of conflict of interest concept causes problems as to appointment and reappointment of judges; due to the vague legislative framework deserving candidates for positions of judges are often unjustifiably rejected, Chair of the Council of Judges and member of the Presidium of Russia’s Supreme Court Viktor Momotov believes.18:08 28.09.2020
Volga District Commercial Court head appointed as Supreme Court Deputy ChairThe Federation Council on Wednesday approved appointment of the head of the Volga District Commercial Court Yury Glazov as a new Deputy Chairperson of the Supreme Court of Russia.11:44 23.09.2020
Russian Supreme Court refuses to review opposition figures’ 2012 riot case sentenceThe Supreme Court’s Presidium on Wednesday refused to reconsider sentence against Russian opposition activists Sergey Udaltsov and Leonid Razvozzhayev in the 2012 Bolotnaya Square riot case basing on the ruling of the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR).12:23 16.09.2020
Highest instance approves case initiation against Novosibirsk Regional Court ex-ChairThe Supreme Court of Russia has upheld a decision of the Higher Judges' Qualifications Board granting the launch of a criminal case against the former Chair of the Novosibirsk Regional Court Rimma Shatovkina.16:39 14.09.2020
Legal analysis of interview of TOAZ beneficiary Sergey MakhlaiIn the end of August, the former chairman of the board of directors of PJSC Togliattiazot Sergey Makhlai gave an extended commentary to the media regarding the details of the proceedings, in which he is a participant. In his statements, he accused Uralchem JSC of a number of offenses, and tried to present himself as a victim of a hostile takeover. RAPSI has studied the legal basis for the statements made by the convicted in absentia owner of TOAZ.10:25 10.09.2020
Protection of interests of businesses and citizens is priority amid pandemic – Supreme Court HeadIn the period of the pandemic protection of interests of businesses and citizens has become a priority, Russian Supreme Court Chair Vyacheslav Lebedev believes.17:30 08.09.2020
Debtors may be discharged due to financial difficulties during pandemic – Supreme CourtThe Supreme Court of Russia allowed exemption of debtors from responsibility for payment delays if they found themselves in a sticky financial situation because of the coronavirus pandemic restrictions.16:12 08.09.2020
Russia’s Supreme Court upholds regulation establishing three-day voteThe Supreme Court of the Russian Federation has dismissed a complaint of the Communist Party seeking to challenge a new regulation of the voting hold for three days.16:06 07.09.2020
Russian Supreme Court to take on case of life-sentence ex-senator after ECHR rulingThe Presidium of Russia’s Supreme Court will decide on the possibility of the review of a case against ex-senator for Russia’s Bashkortostan Igor Izmestyev sentenced to life for organizing terror attacks and murders following a ruling of the European Court of Human Righs (ECHR) upon the convict’s complaint.10:48 04.09.2020
Appeal against recovery of $60 mln from Ukrainian bank in favor of Moscow firm dismissedRussia’s Supreme Court has returned a complaint of Ukrainian Prominvestbank about the recovery of a $60 million debt arising from an assignment agreement in favor of Moscow CaptialYugInvest company without consideration.13:00 03.09.2020
Representatives of BRICS Supreme Courts to discuss consumer rights protection issuesRepresentatives of Supreme Courts of countries being the members of BRICS are to meet in Moscow in order to discuss problems relating to protection of interests of economic entities by means of administrative proceedings and rights of consumers in the current economic environment.15:18 02.09.2020
Russian Supreme Court to hear opposition figures’ 2012 riot case sentence vacation claimThe Supreme Court’s Presidium will consider the possibility of vacation of sentence against Russian opposition activists Sergey Udaltsov and Leonid Razvozzhayev in the 2012 Bolotnaya Square riot case on September 16.18:13 25.08.2020
Russia’s Supreme Court permits opening case against ex-justice of peace from MoscowThe Supreme Court of the Russian Federation has upheld a decision of the Higher Judges' Qualifications Board giving consent to the opening of a criminal case against former justice of peace in Moscow Nagatinsky 25th Judicial Sub-District Svetlana Samgina.16:04 20.08.2020
Russia’ Supreme Court declares AUE extremist movementThe Supreme Court of the Russian Federation has banned international public movement Arestantskoye Ugulovnoye Yedinstvo (Criminal Unity of Inmates) declaring it to be an extremist organization.14:44 17.08.2020
Moscow court to hear Rosneft embezzlement case against Ex-Khabarovsk governorA case against former governor of Russia’s Khabarovsk Region Victor Ishayev charged with embezzling more than 7.5 million rubles (over $100,000) from Rosneft oil company will be considered by Moscow’s Zamoskvoretsky District Court.18:19 12.08.2020
New embezzlement case against ex-Deputy Culture Minister to be considered in Moscow RegionA court in Krasnogorsk town near Moscow will consider a new case against ex-Deputy Culture Minister Grigory Pirumov over the 800 million-ruble (over $11 million) organized embezzlement allocated for restoration of the Hermitage Museum.15:08 27.07.2020
Russia’s Supreme Court says no to tougher punishments for falsification of evidenceThe Supreme Court of Russia has refused to back a bill toughening responsibility for falsification of evidence and data resulting from law enforcement intelligence-gathering activities.12:54 22.07.2020
Russian Supreme Court proposes extension of misdemeanor institute to economic crimesThe Supreme Court of Russia is drafting a bill extending the institute of criminal misdemeanor to minor and medium economic crimes, Chair of the highest instance Vyacheslav Lebedev said during the plenary meeting of the Council of Judges on Tuesday.12:22 07.07.2020
Number of convicts cut in half in Russia in last 20 years – statisticsThe number of convicts whose sentences had come into effect reduced nearly by 50% in the Russian Federation in the last 20 years, according to the official statistics of the Supreme Court’s Justice Department.12:59 23.06.2020