The Government of the Russian Federation Has Expanded the Group of Persons Who Do Not Fall Under the Moratorium on the Initiation of Bankruptcy Proceedings
On July 13, 2022, the Government amended its Decree No. 497 of March 28, 2022 and clarified the list of persons who are not subject to the general moratorium imposed on April 1, 2022.
The Procedure for Challenging Decisions and Actions of Public Authorities Has Been Clarified
On June 28, 2022 The Supreme Court adopted Resolution No. 21 of the Plenum “On Certain Issues of Application by Courts of the Provisions of Chapter 22 of the Code of Administrative Procedure of the Russian Federation and Chapter 24 of the Arbitration Procedural Code of the Russian Federation”, which clarified the rules for challenging decisions and actions of public authorities.
From April 1, 2022, Russia Introduces a Moratorium on Initiating Bankruptcy Proceedings Under the Claims of Creditors
A Decree of the Government of the Russian Federation introduced a moratorium on initiating of bankruptcy cases at the request of creditors for the second time. The previous moratorium was imposed to support the most affected by the coronavirus economy sectors and lasted for 9 months. The current moratorium has been introduced for half a year, but the possibility of its extension cannot be excluded.
New ruling of Supreme Court on cassation appeal under Civil Procedure Code of Russia (in Russian)
Amendments to Labour Code regarding distant employees has come into effect
Federal Law No. 407-FZ dated December 8, 2020 made material amendments to the section of the Labor Code of the Russian Federation which regulates distance work. The necessity for such amendments became evident as soon as employers started to switch their staff to work from home in large numbers at the beginning of 2020.
Supreme Court provides new clarifications on cassation (in Russian)
First introduction of cramdown in Russian Bankruptcy
In addition to recent measures supporting the economy and preventing spread of COVID-19 a new law No. 166-FZ dated 8 June, 2020 «On amendments to certain legislative acts of the Russian Federation with a view to taking urgent measures aimed at ensuring sustainable economic development and preventing the consequences of the spread of a novel coronavirus infection» was adopted (hereinafter referred to as Law no. 166). Law No. 166 amended regulations provided by the Bankruptcy law with several novels.
Moscow city Duma proposed to legalise remote work in the Labour Code of the Russian Federation
Deputies of the Moscow city Duma introduced a bill suggesting adding provisions for remote work to the Labour Code. The ground for making such amendments are the difficulties in formalising transfer of employees to remote work which the employers faced during the pandemic.
Online sales of medicines are allowed
The State Duma of the Russian Federation adopted the Law1 in the third reading which provides the opportunity to require early termination of leases for tenants affected by the deteriorating economic situation resulting from the spread of a new coronavirus infection. The final version of the Law in this part has undergone multiple fundamental changes.