Review of the most notable bankruptcy disputes in Russia - 1 Quarter of 2024 (in Russian).

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On 23 May 2024 Russian President signed the Decree № 442 “On the Special Procedure for Compensation of Damage Caused to the Russian Federation and the Central Bank of the Russian Federation in Connection with Unfriendly Actions of the United States of America” (hereinafter – the “Decree”).

The Decree introduces a special procedure for compensation of damages caused to Russian Federation or Central Bank of Russian Federation (hereinafter – “Russian rightholders”) due to unfriendly actions of the US. 

Earlier we reported on the fact that the Ministry of Industry and Trade of Russia has developed a draft by-law extending a special procedure for the execution of transactions to transactions involving intellectual property objects.

This legislative initiative has been developed. On 20 May the Decree of the Russian President No. 430 “On the Temporary Procedure for Acquiring the Exclusive Rights of Certain Copyright Holders and Fulfilling Monetary Obligations to Certain Foreign Creditors and Persons Controlled by Them” (hereinafter referred to as the “Decree”) was signed and came into force.

Lidings law firm announces the acceptance of applications of the clients of WEX Crypto Exchange to consider the matter of the possibility of repayment of funds being earlier legally transferred for the crypto exchange for investment purposes.

On May 14, in Moscow, Lidings held PHARMAtory - a traditional event for representatives of the pharmaceutical industry, where we discuss the most topical issues of the industry. This year the meeting took place during the Semashko Russian Pharmaceutical Forum in St. Petersburg (May 14 - 15).

Saint Petersburg will yet again host Semashko Russian Pharmaceutical Forum, a major event covering key aspects of the Russian pharmaceutical regulation. As a long-standing tradition, Lidings takes part in the Forum and supports the event as a partner.  This year, Lidings supports the online broadcast of this large-scale event.

On 22 April 2024 the President of the Russian Federation signed Federal Law No. 83-FZ dated 22 April 2024 «On Amendments to the Federal Law “On Advocacy and Advocacy in the Russian Federation”» (hereinafter - Federal Law No. 83).

The main change was the creation of the Unified State Register of Advocates (hereinafter - the “Register”) – a federal information resource containing information on all advocates of the Russian Federation, as well as on applicants who failed the qualification examination. Federal Law No. 83 authorizes the Ministry of Justice of the Russian Federation to maintain the Register and determine the procedure and composition of the information to be included in the Register.

On April 19, Moscow hosted the largest conference in the field of ophthalmology “Ophthalmology 360°. Health care, marketing, digitalization, law", which brought together leading industry experts: practicing ophthalmologists, representatives of regulatory bodies in the field of health care, specialists in the field of medical law and marketing.

Lidings takes high positions in the new rating of the leading legal advisors in Russia based on the analytical research held annually by the “Kommersant” newspaper. In 2024 the firm is ranked among the TOP leading legal advisors in Russia.