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Self-regulatory organizations on the financial market and requirements of the Competition Law

  • Service: Antitrust Law
  • Date: 26.02.2016

In the beginning of 2016, the law on self-regulatory organizations regulating establishment and activity of SROs on the financial market entered into force. 

The Law can create additional administrative barriers for new and existing participants of the financial market. It has also created a field for potential violations of antitrust law by an SRO and its members.

Special features of using trademarks and their protection in Russia

  • Service: Intellectual Property (IP)
  • Date: 16.02.2016

The general rule of Russian law is that any use of a trademark is prohibited without the permission of the rightholder, which is in line with international IP standards.

European Court of Human Rights ruled that employers can monitor online communication of their employees

  • Service: Labor and Migration Law
  • Date: 12.02.2016

On January 12, 2016 ECHR made a decision on the Barbulescu v. Romania case No.61496/08 allowing to monitor employees’ private correspondence and recognized an employee’s dismissal due to private messaging using company devices during working hours as lawful and not violating personal rights of the employee. 

Gaining an advantage based on drop of the ruble is recognized as grounds for revising a lease agreement

  • Author: Elena Stepanova
  • Service: Real Estate and Construction
  • Date: 08.02.2016

As we previously informed, on December 29, 2015, the Moscow Commercial Arbitration Court recognized ruble devaluation resulting from the policy of the Russian Central Bank concerning an independent exchange rate, to be reasonable grounds for entering amendments into a lease agreement concluded in foreign currency (case No.А40-83845/15).

News in regulating document workflow in the course of state registration of legal entities starting from January 1, 2016

  • Author: Pavel Karpunin
  • Service: Corporate Law / Mergers and Acquisitions
  • Date: 04.02.2016

Starting from January 1, 2016, a new procedure for involving notaries in submission of documents for state registration of legal entities became effective.

Draft law restricting state support to foreign and certain Russian legal entities adopted in third reading

  • Author: Pavel Karpunin
  • Date: 03.02.2016

The state support to foreign legal entities and certain Russian legal entities is restricted

How 2016 started for LLCs and non-commercial organizations

  • Service: Corporate Law / Mergers and Acquisitions
  • Date: 01.02.2016

The first month of 2016 was marked by certain amendments to corporate law, which have taken effect. Here we draw your attention to the most important and interesting ones.

Crisis management: New Year surprise from Russian lawmakers

  • Author: Igor Gorokhov
  • Services: Project financing / Public-Private Partnership, Contract Law
  • Date: 29.01.2016

Starting from January 01, 2016, the parties are granted an ability to change under a special procedure the terms of state contracts which expire in 2016. The special procedure is subject to approval by the Russian Government.

Simplified contesting procedure in the areas of construction, organization of tenders and procurement to becomes effective in Russia

  • Service: Antitrust Law
  • Date: 25.01.2016

Amendments to the Competition Law regarding simplified procedure for contesting in the area of construction are entered into force 

Capital amnesty extended until June 30, 2016

  • Author: Dmitry Churin
  • Date: 25.01.2016

On December 29, 2015, a federal law became effective, extending until June 30, 2016 the period for submitting declarations for capital amnesty

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