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The owners of a company have the right to terminate an employment contract with the CEO without giving reasons. What violations do the members of the LLC commit and how should the director’s dismissal be formalized in connection with theft? Andrew Bezhan, Counsel in the Dispute Resolution Practice of Nordic Star Law Offices, wrote in […]

An agreement, power of attorney, cash document or other document may be signed with a simple signature that is almost unidentifiable. The use of a round seal by organisations is not compulsory and neither does it guarantee authenticity. Experts see the prospect of protecting the market against counterfeiting in the development of electronic document management. Andrew Bezhan, a Counsel

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

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

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,

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

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

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

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

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