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Russian businessmen holding dual citizenship will be allowed to expedite their relocation to Russian jurisdiction through the Federal Antimonopoly Service (FAS), provided they are subject to sanctions. The Ministry of Economic Development has prepared a corresponding draft law. What restrictions currently exist, what changes are planned, who will benefit, and what risks are involved—read this […]

Starting in 2026, many marketplace sellers will have to pay two taxes, both known as VAT: the standard 22% and the “import” 5% (for starters). In addition to the actual tax deductions, merchants will face significantly increased administrative costs and the risk of violations, which will deprive them of their only competitive advantage—extremely low prices.

September proved fruitful for challenging sanctions and delistings. However, not everyone succeeds in lifting sanctions even with a positive ruling from the EU Court of Justice, and lawyers are concerned about the illogical distribution of the burden of proof. Administrative review, which some Russians have successfully resorted to, is fundamentally different in this regard. At

The developer apparently failed to reach an agreement with one of the co-investors on the joint implementation of a project in Perovo. The Moscow Arbitration Court partially upheld the claim of the St. Petersburg company Gorizont, which had sought 14 billion rubles from Vniimontazhspetsstroy and PIK-Korporatsiya, two companies affiliated with PIK Group. According to the

Authorities are exploring ways to strengthen customer due diligence for crypto companies. This is currently challenging due to the anonymity of both clients and many transactions. RBC examined how crypto compliance is currently structured in Russia and who else might be affected. The Russian crypto market lacks clear requirements for customer and transaction verification, but

The Tenth Arbitration Court of Appeal upheld the decision to turn over the Moscow Domodedovo Airport group of companies to the state, which was contested by former owner Dmitry Kamenshchik. On June 17, more than 30 structures associated with the airport were seized for the treasury at the request of the Prosecutor General’s Office. The

In August, Russians and domestic companies were added to the sanctions lists of several countries, and the United States applied a new mechanism of secondary sanctions for the first time. At the same time, opportunities for exchanging frozen assets are emerging. The first licenses for the withdrawal of assets began to be issued in Cyprus,

According to the research of “Delovoy Petersburg”, in the first half of the year, the top 3 requests from businesses in the Northern capital to lawyers included questions related to intellectual property (IP). The set of questions is quite classic. For example, a request for comprehensive protection of a brand or disputes about the illegal

Russian minority shareholders of the British Petropavlovsk PLC have initiated legal proceedings against UMMC, the buyer of the company’s gold mining assets. In 2024, investors asked UMMC to buy out their shares, stating that they suffered during the transaction, but apparently received no response. Minority shareholders of the British Petropavlovsk PLC filed a lawsuit against

The reorientation of Russian business to the markets of friendly countries – China, India, the UAE, Turkey – has given rise to a “migration” of debtors: domestic companies are increasingly seeking money collection services from counterparties in these jurisdictions. By 2025, the number of requests from legal entity clients has increased sharply compared to the