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Bill On Digital Currency in Criminal Proceedings Approved for the Third Reading

30 January 2026

A bill No. 902782-8 "On Amendments to Article 104.1 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation and the Criminal Procedure Code of the Russian Federation" (hereinafter – the "Bill"), providing for the recognition of digital currency as property and establishing the procedure for its seizure within the framework of criminal proceedings, was submitted to the State Duma of the Russian Federation on April 24, 2025. The Government of the Russian Federation acted as the subject of the legislative initiative right.

Dmitry Filippov
Associate

14 Practices, 13 Lawyers and "Lawyer of the Year" Award – Lidings Recognized by Best Lawyers 2022

10 June 2021

Best Lawyers, an international legal directory annually identifying the most prominent lawyers around the world by analyzing their professional skills and achievements during the year, once again lists Lidings’ experts among the best lawyers in Russia.

Elizaveta Fursova
Partner
Stepan Guzey
Partner
Anna Kuminova
Senior Associate
Julia Kuzmenko
Counsel
Boris Malakhov
Managing Partner
Alexander Popelyuk
Partner
Andrey Zelenin
Senior Partner

Fair Trial Through Eyes of ECHR. Analyzing Practice of European Court of Human Rights (Part 1. Criminal Law Aspects) 

23 May 2021

The first book in the trilogy «Fair Trial Through Eyes of ECHR» highlights the non-standard approach of the judges of the European Court to issues that, at first glance, can’t be questioned by any lawyer. But it turns out that the ECHR thinks differently. 

The book examines the precedents of the European Court, identifies trends and principles of decision-making in criminal matters. The second and third parts, in turn, will be devoted to civil law aspects and property issues.