On 28 December 2025, the President of the Russian Federation has signed Federal Law No. 514-FZ "On Amending the Federal Law 'On Limited Liability Companies' and Certain Legislative Acts of the Russian Federation" (hereinafter, the "Law"), which introduces changes to the procedure for paying the actual value of a share in limited liability companies (hereinafter, the "LLC").

Stricter score criteria for EV chargers and converters begin in 2026, followed by new rules for Russian bearings in machine tools from July 2026.

On November 20, 2025, a series of bills aimed at comprehensively updating regulations in the field of countering the illegal use of insider information and market manipulation were submitted to the State Duma of the Russian Federation. The amendments affected the Law on Insider Information and the Law on Organized Trading, as well as related provisions of the Code of Administrative Offences and the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation. The legislative initiative was introduced by a group of State Duma deputies together with senators of the Russian Federation.

On 27 November 2025, Decree of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 1894 “On the Approval of the Rules for Coordinating with the Federal Security Service of the Russian Federation the Participation of Foreign...” (hereinafter referred to as the “FSB Coordination Rules”) was published. It stipulates that civil-purpose scientific research, experimental design, and technological work (hereinafter referred to as “Work”) involving foreign citizens and foreign organizations, as well as Russian organizations whose participants (founders) include foreign citizens and/or foreign organizations, must be coordinated with the FSB in the fields of scientific and/or scientific-technical activities and experimental development. This coordination is carried out by submitting information to the Russian Ministry of Science and Higher Education through the Unified State Information System for Accounting of Research, Development, and Technological Work (EGISU NIOKTR).

On 4 December 2025 the results of the annual Pravo-300 law firms’ ranking were announced at an awarding ceremony at The Carlton Hotel in Moscow. This year Lidings expertise is highly praised in 17 key practice areas.

On October 24, 2025, the Government of the Russian Federation submitted to the State Duma of the Russian Federation Draft Law No. 1050649-8 " On Amendments to the Federal Law "On Investment Partnerships "(hereinafter - the "IP Law") and Fundamentals of Legislation of the Russian Federation on Notaries" (hereinafter - the "Bill").

Stricter score criteria for EV chargers and converters begin in 2026, followed by new rules for Russian bearings in machine tools from July 2026.

The forum "Localization in Manufacturing" will take place on September 18-19. The event is dedicated to the localization challenges faced by all Russian goods manufacturers since January 1, 2025, following the enactment of Government Decree No. 1875.