Legal overviews
Independent behavior is punishable
- Services: Real Estate and Construction, Construction
- Date: 15.07.2015
On July 13, 2015, the Russian President signed a Federal Law to amend the legal regime over unauthorized construction
Supreme Court of the Russian Federation clarifies disputable issues on contesting cadastral value
- Services: Real Estate and Construction, Commercial Arbitration and out-of-court dispute resolution, Construction
- Date: 13.07.2015
Supreme Court clarifies issues on contesting results of cadastral valuation
Review of labor law: July 2015
- Service: Labor and Migration Law
- Date: 11.07.2015
A 7-day period is fixed for employers to inform of grounds for denial of employment and an obligation is imposed to extend a fixed-term agreement until the end of maternity leave
Amendments to corporate legislation
- Service: Corporate Law / Mergers and Acquisitions
- Date: 10.07.2015
Federal Law No.210-FZ “On amending certain regulatory acts of the Russian Federation and declaring void certain provisions of the regulatory acts of the Russian Federation” and Federal Law No.209-FZ “On amending certain regulatory acts of the Russian Federation as regards allowing legal entities to use standard charters” enter into force
Review of changes in advertising law and clarifications from the FAS of Russia: July 2015
- Services: Antitrust Law, Advertising / Marketing / Sponsorship
- Date: 09.07.2015
Provisions of the Advertising Law are detailed as regards limiting the sound level for advertisements entered into effect on May 25, 2015
Illegal use of intellectual property in advertising does not violate advertising laws
Stricter liability for credit institutions for violations in advertising financial services
State Duma adopts Federal Law on Public-Private Partnership and Municipal-Private Partnership in the Russian Federation
- Service: Project financing / Public-Private Partnership
- Date: 07.07.2015
Federal Law “On pubic-private partnership and municipal-private partnership in the Russian Federation” adopted on July 1
Tax news: trade fee takes effect in Moscow
- Service: Corporate Law / Mergers and Acquisitions
- Date: 06.07.2015
From July 1, a trade fee is established for Moscow, making it mandatory for organizations and entrepreneurs who pay the fee to provide a notification to the tax authority to be placed on record as a payer of the trade fee.
Procedure approved for establishing size of payment under servitude agreements for land in Moscow
- Service: Real Estate and Construction
- Date: 24.06.2015
Procedure for establishing the amount of payment under a servitude agreement in Moscow applies to relations that occur starting from March 01, 2015
Russian President signs capital amnesty law. For good or for bad?
- Date: 22.06.2015
Capital amnesty law is adopted granting release from criminal, administrative and tax liability for individuals who have voluntarily declared their property
Supreme Court clarifies procedure for settling disputes related to activity of company managers
- Service: Labor and Migration Law
- Date: 18.06.2015
The Plenum of the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation adopted Ruling No.21 “On issues the courts encounter when applying legislation regulating labor of a company manager and members of a collective executive body” (the“Ruling”) on June 2, 2015.
Issues related to dismissal of a manager by the company are clarified