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The ICC Russia conference “Incoterms, International Contract, Supply Logistics” took place in Moscow in mid-February. At the event, participants shared their experience of working in the new conditions and their vision of prospects. According to the experts, Russian business has, despite certain difficulties in general, adapted to the existing realities. Artem Zhavoronkov, a Partner at …

Transport logistics in the time of sanctions / Journal “Metal Supply and Sales” Read More »

The worsening geopolitical situation has turned into a “war of jurisdictions”. Russian courts are ignoring international arbitration decisions, while foreign courts are not recognising those rendered in our country. Experts suggest “heading East” – choosing arbitration courts in Turkey, Singapore and Hong Kong. Anna Zabrotskaya, a Partner, Attorney-at-Law and Head of the Dispute Resolution Practice at …

Hong Kong Instead of Stockholm. Lawyers Advise Choosing Arbitral Courts in the East / Comment / Mashnews  Read More »

A company’s owners have the right to terminate a director’s employment agreement without giving a reason. But they usually don’t follow the procedure in accordance with the law. Andrew Bezhan, a Counsel and Attorney-at-Law in the Dispute Resolution Practice at Nordic Star Law Offices, wrote an article for Corporate Lawyer magazine where he explains the rules of procedure, …

A Business Owner Wants to Fire a Director. Rules You Need to Know / Comment / Corporate Lawyer magazine Read More »

The Midjourney neural network generates images that at first glance are difficult to distinguish from the work of an artist, unless you look at the hands, of course. However, who is the real author of this work – the authors of the neural network, its user or the algorithm itself? We tried to sort this …

Neural network drawings: to whom they belong / Comment / Pravo.ru Read More »

Many Russian employees have left the country in what has become a mass phenomenon. Lawyers are among the relocatees. Head Hunter lists many legal vacancies for remote workers, but not all of them will be suitable for working from abroad. The pandemic experience has shown some law firms the disadvantages of the remote format. Now …

Working Remotely As a Lawyer: Obstacles and Opportunities / Comment / Pravo.ru Read More »

Participants in the 14th Annual Legal Forum organised by Kommersant newspaper in St. Petersburg discussed the main legislative and judicial trends of the past year and talked about new conditions for legal practice in Russia. Artem Zhavoronkov, a Partner and Attorney-at-Law, and Anton Borisyuk, a Senior Associate in the Transactions & Corporate Law Practice at …

A Challenge to the Law / Comment / Kommersant Read More »

Supervisory bodies in Russia have banned most business inspections in the coming year. This inspection holiday is unlikely to protect companies from raids by inspectors. However, it has already limited the rights of consumers and employees. The moratorium, introduced after the start of the military operation and extended into 2023, applies to all legal entities and …

A Tight Security Holiday / Commentary / New Prospect Read More »

St Petersburg’s City Transport Committee, known by the abbreviation Komtrans , is seeking to recover almost 500 million rubles from Elektrotransport LLC for violating a state contract. The Commercial (‘Arbitration’) Court of St. Petersburg and the Leningrad Region has scheduled for April its consideration of a claim from Komtrans for 468.9 million rubles against Moscow-based Elektrotransport …

Contractor reset: the St Petersburg government demands half a billion from a tram supplier / Commentary / Delovoy Peterburg Read More »

The Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) mechanism was introduced in Russia by Federal Law No. 458-FZ of 29 December 2014 “On Amendments to the Federal Law ‘On Production and Consumption Waste’” in line with the growing trend towards stricter environmental legislation and liability for violating it in Russia. Arina Dovzhenko, a Partner and Head of the Real …

The Polluter Pays: Russia to Change Rules for Charging Environmental Levy – Russia’s National Projects / Comment / Sekretarskoe Delo professional magazine Read More »

The Vsevolozhsky Meat-Packing Factory, in the Leningrad Region and part of the Cherkizovo group, is asking the Intellectual Property Rights Court (IPRC) to terminate the protection of three trademarks in Class 29 of the International Classification of Goods and Services (ICDS): bacon, baked ham, ham, etc., the rights to which belong to Krug ZAO (Moscow). …

Meat-Packing Factory in Leningrad Region Sues over Trademarks / Comment / Delovoy Peterburg Read More »