On 29 June 2023, Federal law of 28 June 2022 No. 193-FZ came into force, amending Part 4 of the Russian Civil Code, including the subjects that can be trademark holders.

From 1 September 2022 a new regulation in the field of advertising has been enacted. Federal Law No. 38-FZ “On Advertising” was supplemented by provisions, according to which Internet advertising should be marked and is subject to registration in the Unified Register of Internet Advertising, the operator of which is Roskomnadzor.

On May 23, 2023, the Government submitted to the State Duma a bill designed to simplify the procedure for voluntary liquidation of small and medium businesses companies.

According to the draft Federal Law “On Amendments to the Federal Law “On the Basics of State Regulation of Trade Activities in the Russian Federation" (the “Draft”), Russian retail chains must ensure the availability of a certain number of non-food products of Russian origin.

In reply to economic and financial sanctions within the last 15 months the Russian state has introduced various restrictions for persons from ‘unfriendly’ states. These limitations also affected their corporate rights in Russian companies – disposal of shares, receipt of dividends and other aspects of corporate management. 

Lidings in cooperation with Pravo Tech, an innovative educational project in Russia, will run a free webinar Subsidiary Liability in 2023: New Approaches in Judicial Practice scheduled to take place on Friday, 12 May 2023, at 11:00 MSK.

11- 13 May 2023 the 11^th International Legal Forum will take place in St. Petersburg. The event is a major platform for dialogue among members of the legal, business, political and law-enforcement communities.

On April 25, Russian President signed a decree on the introduction of temporary asset management of persons from unfriendly states in response to the seizure or restriction of rights to Russian property abroad.