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The Constitutional Court of the Russian Federation dealt with the subject of surrogate motherhood

RAPSI published an article by Advocate Tatiana Starikova, Head of Private Clients Practice, and Ekaterina Shestakova, Lawyer of the Law Firm "YUST", on the position of the Constitutional Court regarding the delicate issue of surrogate motherhood.

Bankruptcy procedures of joint and several debtors

Currently the creditor, who has claim rights towards joint and several debtors, faces a number of difficulties when exercising his rights within the framework of bankruptcy procedure. Such difficulties originate from the fact that bankruptcy legislation does not govern such situation specifically. The judicial authorities also apply a variety of approaches. Is the creditor entitled to initiate bankruptcy proceedings against all joint and several debtors or only against one of them? How do the rights of the creditor and of the surety regarding the debtor, who has partially settled the debt, correlate within the framework of bankruptcy proceedings? Specialists of the Law Firm "YUST" – Partner, Advocate Artem Kukin and Lawyer Rodion Smirnov – answer these and other questions in the article “Bankruptcy procedures regarding joint and several debtors” (“Corporate Lawyer” magazine, No. 5, 2012).

Imaginary fears and real problems

An article by Yury Pilipenko, Managing Partner of the Law Firm "YUST", on the necessity to make amendments to the Advocates’ Code of Professional Ethics was published in the New Advocate’s Newspaper No. 10 (May of 2012).

Training of feelings. The training of parents, who wish to adopt a child, becomes obligatory since September 1st.

В Российской газете в рамках проекта «Юридическая неделя» (№87 (5760)) опубликована статья юриста Екатерины Шелопиной о последних изменения, которые были внесены в конце прошлого года.

Execution impossible to pardon

Having analyzed the practice of leveling criminal charges under art. 199 of the Penal Code of the RF for tax evasion, the author comes to the conclusion that if a legally acting decision of an arbitration court has determined the an organization-taxpayer has no arrears in taxation payments, then under art.28 of the Penal Procedural Code of the RSFSR such a court act is binding on the court, prosecutor, investigator and the person carrying out investigative procedures on the criminal case.

“The Sword of Damocles” Over the Fate of Taxpayers

The article examines the practice of leveling criminal charges under art.199 of the Penal Code of the RF for tax evasion.

Taxmen Have Good Chances of Winning Cases in the Constitutional Court

The authors express the view that the indisputable penalizing of a taxman to cover, at his own expense, sums equivalent to uncollected taxes from a foreign juridical person is an arbitrary, enforced seizure of the taxman’s personal property.

The Criminally Punishable Champion of the Budget

The authors present a critical analysis of the practice of taxation policing bodies of leveling criminal charges against responsible officers of organizations for evasion of insurance dues to non-budgetary funds under art.199 of the Penal Code of the RF.

The Civil Jurisdiction of Swiss Courts.

The main aim of the civil judiciary in Switzerland is to provide support for the legal system in the sphere of private law.

The Bar in Switzerland

The Bar is one of the key institutions of the legal system in Switzerland, its main function being to maintain the link between the public and the state.