Legal overviews
State Duma adopts draft law substantially amending the “financial block” of civil legislation
- Services: Project financing / Public-Private Partnership, Contract Law, Corporate Law / Mergers and Acquisitions
- Date: 26.07.2017
On July 14, 2017, the State Duma adopted in the third reading a Federal Law making amendments to the Russian Civil Code.
The need for changes in the Russian Tax Code. More amendments made to the Tax Code
- Services: Construction, Natural resources / Energy, Food industry, Commercial real estate, Health Care and Pharmaceutical Industry
- Date: 24.07.2017
Amendments to the Tax Code are aimed at combatting tax evasion.
Briefly on changes in labor law
- Services: Construction, Natural resources / Energy, Food industry, Commercial real estate, Health Care and Pharmaceutical Industry, Labor and Migration Law
- Date: 11.07.2017
Starting July 1, 2017, employees can register a sick leave certificate in e‑form.
How to avoid impairment of consumer rights and penalties. New recommendations of the Russian Supreme Court
- Services: Health Care and Pharmaceutical Industry, Commercial Arbitration and out-of-court dispute resolution, Contract Law, Corporate Law / Mergers and Acquisitions
- Date: 05.07.2017
Supreme Court reveals new signs of consumer rights impairment.
Convertible loan as an instrument for attracting financing
- Service: Corporate Law / Mergers and Acquisitions
- Date: 05.07.2017
Draft law regulating mechanism for financing companies using convertible loans introduced to State Duma.
Telemedicine of the 21st century. What should medical organizations and patients expect?
- Services: Health Care and Pharmaceutical Industry, Corporate Law / Mergers and Acquisitions
- Date: 04.07.2017
On June 15, 2017, the Russian State Duma adopted in the first reading draft law No.174692-7 “On amendments to certain legislative acts of the Russian Federation on applying information and telecommunication technologies and implementing electronic forms of documents in public health”.
Starting from July 1, 2017, liability for violations of personal data protection laws to be toughened
- Services: Protection of information and trade secrets, Corporate Law / Mergers and Acquisitions
- Date: 30.06.2017
New version of Article 13.11 of the CAO expands the list of administrative offences and increases the amounts of fines for violations related to personal data processing.
Russia accedes to OECD Multilateral Treaty to Prevent Base Erosion and Profit Shifting
- Service: Tax Law
- Date: 02.06.2017
Russia will implement OECD initiatives on amending double taxation treaties.
New migration rules in place as of June 1, 2017
- Services: Corporate Law / Mergers and Acquisitions, Labor and Migration Law
- Date: 23.05.2017
Please be informed that due to the FIFA Confederations Cup to be held in Russia, new strict migration rules will temporarily be in force.
Russian Supreme Court allows citing photographs
- Service: Intellectual Property (IP)
- Date: 28.04.2017
In decision on case No.А40-142345/2015 the Supreme Court resolved that citation without the author’s consent is allowed not only for a text, but also for an image, and established the conditions for such citation.