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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 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).

Digital technology has been actively used in court proceedings during pandemic times. Not only Russian courts, but courts all over the world are using it. Some legal professionals have gone further: in England, for example, witnesses are examined on WhatsApp. However, judges in Russia are more conservative, and lawyers think this is justified. Anna Zabrotskaya, a Partner,

When is it safer to dismiss a director by agreement of the parties than by decision of the founders? How can a director who commits embezzlement in the workplace be dismissed? What is the deadline for notifying a director of dismissal and termination? Andrew Bezhan, a Counsel in the Dispute Resolution Practice at Nordic Star

The special military operation in Ukraine led to a mass exodus of foreign law firms from Russia. It also sparked a transformation of the market: such global changes have not happened in the past 30 years. By the end of 2022, so-called “nyulfs” (new law firms created by international law firms’ former teams) took the

International law in 2022 had to solve tasks that it had not faced before. How will Russian entrepreneurs be able to defend themselves in courts on the global stage in 2023? Dan Fayutkin, Counsel at Nordic Star Law Offices, shared his forecasts for the future and outlined the main directions for the subsequent development of

In recent years, legislation in Russia has been tightened in terms of control over production and consumption waste. The state is strengthening environmental legislation and economic regulation mechanisms, according to which producers / importers of goods are obliged to ensure the disposal of such waste. Arina Dovzhenko, a Partner and Head of the Real Estate

Reality is strictly dictating new rules for Russian business. Like a living organism, it adapts, changes, looks for new ways to realize itself and develop further. Today we will talk about a country where Russian business can start working as comfortably as possible and without shocks – namely, about Kazakhstan. In his article Rustam Abdrakhmanov,

The legal conference “Bankruptcy-2022: key cases, main trends and a moratorium” has been held in St. Petersburg. Business newspaper “Delovoy Peterburg” organized the event together with partners: the law firm “Arbitrazh.ru” and the national association “Bankruptcy Club”. Within the framework of the conference, two sessions were held in which lawyers and arbitration managers took part,

Why it is necessary to conduct a legal audit of a website, what to pay attention to when checking the content of the website, what information must be posted – this and other matters were outlined to “Uplavleniye personalom” magazine by lawyers working in the “Information Technology” and “Intellectual Property” practice areas at different Russian