Lidings Associate Julia Korablyova Speaks at Corporate Law Conference in Moscow
Two draft laws for annulment of excessive requirements for the content of the Joint Stock Company Charters have been proposed
To prevent the direct implementation of provisions of the Joint Stock Companies (hereinafter-JSC) legislation in the Charters, draft laws that soften the requirements for Charters were introduced to the State Duma of the Russian Federation.
The Supreme Court of the Russian Federation has clarified the controversial issues related to the surety contract
The Supreme court has amended the regulation of pledges, established by the Supreme Arbitration Court of the Russian Federation earlier. The Decree of the Plenum of the Supreme Court No. 45 "On some issues of dispute resolution connected to pledge" dated 24.12.2020 (hereinafter – DPSC No. 45) derogates the Decree of the Plenum dated 12.07.2012 No. 42 (hereinafter – DPSAC No. 42) and resolves main problems raised in connection with the reform of this institute in 2015.
Does the current corona crisis constitute a (global) force majeure — act of god situation from a legal point of view?
Under the Russian Law the force majeure — act of god situation means emergency, unforeseen and unavoidable situations, which cannot be reasonable predicted, avoided or overcome in time of contracts execution and are not under the control of parties.
The Supreme Court has explained the procedure of application of international private law rules
On July 9, 2019 the Plenum of the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation approved the Resolution. № 4 On the application of private international law by the courts of the Russian Federation (hereinafter — the Resolution).
Challenging Transactions on Corporate Grounds
On the June, 26th 2018 the Plenum of the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation adopted the Resolution No. 27 On challenging of the major and interested party transactions (hereinafter — The Resolution).
Changes in the procedure of incorporation
The procedure of incorporation companies and individual entrepreneurs has been changed since 29 April 2018. Amendments to the Federal law No. 129-ФЗ of 08.08.2001 On state registration of legal entities and individual entrepreneurs has come into effect.
Presidium of the FAS Russia clarified the procedure of granting access to trade secrets information during case investigation of violation of antimonopoly legislation
Presidium of the FAS Russia in its Clarification dated 21.02.2018 No. 13 On trade secrets information in the process of investigation of the case on violation of antimonopoly legislation, verification for abidance of antimonopoly legislation, state control for economic concentration (Clarification) notes that such information for which information owner doesn’t establish commercial secrecy regime according to Commercial secret law, isn’t protected by law.
New in Сurrency Laws
On May 14, 2018 the Federal Law No. 325-FZ dated November 14, 2017 On amendment to articles 19 and 23 of the Federal Law „On Currency Regulation and Currency Control“ and to the Administrative Offences Code of the Russian Federation» (the Law) came into force.