A law to curb piracy came into effect in August 2013. It has proven to be an “efficient instrument” in the fight against copyright infringement, especially since preliminary injunctions from courts became much easier to obtain.
The XBMA Forum publishes an article by Viatcheslav Yugay on changes in Russian merger control regulations.
EPAM lawyers on recent developments in customs regulation of express carriage in Russia.
EPAM lawyers writes on amendments to the Russian Competition Law.
Russia’s competition authority, the Federal Antimonopoly Service (FAS), has proposed amendments to eliminate the discrepancy in different definitions of a cartel in Russian competition law and the country’s criminal code, Andrey Tenishev, head of the cartel division at FAS, told PaRR. A definition given to a cartel in antimonopoly law will be integrated into criminal law, he explained.
Alexandra Lysova became the author of the Russia chapter of the Getting the Deal Through – Product Recall 2014.
Pavel Sadovsky and Vyacheslav Yugai contributed to the Study on Videogames published by World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO).
Evgenia Evdokimova writes on arbitrability of disputes from the viewpoint of Russian legislation and judicial practice.
Mark Rovinskiy on Organization of Economic Cooperation and Development Action Plan on Base Erosion and Profit Shifting.
Evgeny Bolshakov on the FAS clarified the criteria of a joint venture agreement validity and how to evaluate certain non-compete provisions therein.
Elena Legashova on foreign trade transactions regulations in Russia.
Anton Alekseev on the Supreme Arbitrazh Court’s position is that a foreign purchaser of Russian real estate will have to disclose information on beneficiaries in the case of court disputes to prove good faith and to prevent the seizure of property.
EPAM’ lawyers present a newsletter on Cross-border litigation issues from a Russian perspective.
Russia’s investigators will be able to obtain statements on bank transactions and accounts held by companies and individual entrepreneurs, as well as data on operations, accounts, and deposits by individuals, only on the basis of a court order. Russian President Vladimir Putin signed the amendment into law at the end of June. Both chambers of parliament had approved the bill.
EPAM’ lawyers present a newsletter on Enforcement of Foreign Court Judgments in Russia.