On weekends, holidays and the days of major cultural events, Moscow's center may be announced as a car- free zone. The authorities promise to account for all the consequences of the restrictions for thecapital's transport system and to organize additional parking spaces in locations where the blockages are set up. However, how will the new measure affect retailers located on the central streets?
Russian companies have little faith in the country’s legal system and believe that only 10% of Russia’s laws are useful for business, according to a study by a top Moscow law firm.
Envelopes filled with cash are being replaced by more high-tech means of bribery and corruption.
Kazakhstan's Aksai City, a dusty outpost just across the border from Russia, is a key gateway for energy companies seeking to tap one of the country's richest oil and gas deposits, the Karachaganak field.
Valery Eremenko joined EPAM office in Moscow as a partner in the firm’s litigation practice.
EPAM has appointed Valery Eremenko as a partner in its Moscow litigation practice.
German newspaper Handelsblatt publishes commentary by Michael Hartleben on Supreme Arbitrazh Court of the Russian Federation president’s proposals to grant the Russian courts powers to set aside foreign court judgments and international arbitration awards that prejudice interests of Russian parties.
The XBMA Forum publishes an article by Dmitry Stepanov and Daria Izotova on Amendments to the Russian Civil Code
Ilona Zekely is regular contributor to Wirtschaftsblatt's column, focused on economy of Eastern Europe.
The European Lawyer publishes an artcile by Evgeny Bolshakov on changes in Russia's antitrust regulation.
A company in the Urals has sued for the rights to the Playboy trademark, saying that the current owner, Playboy Enterprises, is not using it to produce condoms and lubricants like it ought to.
Former BP-nominated director of Anglo-Russian TNK-BP Holdings, Richard Scott Sloan, and BP Exploration Operating Company (BP EOC) are going to seek a total of approximately $1 million in damages from a TNK-BP Holding minority shareholder, according to Denis Arkhipov, senior associate at the Russian legal firm that represents BP's interests in the case.
The XBMA Forum publishes an article by Evgeny Bolshakov on Competition Law in Russia.
Anna Shumilova and Olga Vishnevskaya authored the Russia chapter of 2011 Winter edition of YIAG e-newsletter
The XBMA Forum publishes an article by Arkady Krasnikhin and Viatcheslav Yugay on changes in Russian foreign investment regulations.