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The Ministry of Communications submitted for public discussions the draft law on turning the Russian Post, the largest FSUV subordinate to the Ministry, into a joint-stock company. The Ministry expects to complete the task by the end of 2014, with the reservation that the Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev is to set the time limits for the privatization. Partner Evgeny Zhilin of the Law Firm "YUST" explained to the “Kommersant” the difficulties of implementation of the idea.

Last week, President Vladimir Putin submitted to the State Duma for consideration a draft law, pursuant to which the materials of tax investigations cease to be the only basis for initiation of criminal cases on tax offences. The explanatory note to the draft law states that the effectiveness of solving tax offences in Russia is currently low. The Russian business community is convinced that the possibility to initiate criminal cases on tax offences according to the results of investigative measures will contribute to the deterioration of the investment climate. Dmitry Manuylov, Associate of the Tax and Customs Law Practice of the Law Firm "YUST", commented on the situation for the PRIME agency.

When an employee is dismissed during downsizing, the employer owes him, even though no formal relations currently exist between them. Vladimir Starovoytov, Associate of the Law Firm "YUST", in his articles explains the employer’s risks of ambiguity of wordings of the legal provision, on the basis of which various courts keep passing judgments that contradict each other.

An article by Alexey Sidorov, Associate of the Law Firm "YUST", was published in the “Banking Survey” magazine (October of 2013). The article tells about whether the legal uncertainty in the sphere of sureties was eliminated by the Resolution No. 42 dated July 12 of 2013 by the Plenum of the HCA of Russia.

The annual conference “Law in Russia”, organized by Wegweiser Media & Conferences GmbH jointly with the Embassy of the Russian Federation, was held in Berlin. Successful discussions and round tables took place during the event. Russian and German experts told about the topical conditions for entering into the Russian market and about the development of entrepreneurial activity in Russia. Partner Evgeny Zhilin and Associate Erika Kindsvater represented the Law Firm "YUST" at the event.

The traditional exchange of opinions between the representatives of business and authorities, in order to analyze the effectiveness of implementation of developer projects in Russia, occurred within the framework of the international exposition EXPO REAL 2013 at the stand of the Government of Moscow, with the support from The Moscow Times newspaper. Partner, Coordinator of international projects of the Law Firm "YUST" Evgeny Zhilin represented the Firm, which is a partner of the conference.

The fourth release of the “Legal Aspect” program was aired by the Echo Moskvy radio station on October 11 of 2013. The program is authored and co-anchored by Yury Pilipenko, Managing Partner of the Law Firm "YUST". Together with a well-known journalist, anchor Yana Rozova, and the guest Evgeny Semenyako, Honorary Lawyer of the Russian Federation, President of the federal Chamber of Advocates of Russia, laureate of F.N.Plevako Gold Award, they discussed the modern-day situation of the Russian Bar, the necessity to introduce the advocate’s monopoly and a number of nuances of the professional ethics of advocates.

IFLR 1000, an influential international rating made according to the results of opinions given by clients of leading law firms in the financial and corporate sphere, recommended specialists of the Law Firm "YUST" in the areas “M&A Transactions” and “Bankruptcy (insolvency)”.

The Moscow section of “Bulwark of Russia” together with the “Professional Arena” company and with the support from the “Small business of Moscow” Agency of the Science, Industrial Policy and Entrepreneurship Department of the city of Moscow held on October 8 the All-Russian Business Forum “Protection of Business Interests”. Advocate Maxim Rovinskiy, Head of the Tax and Customs Law Practice of the Law Firm "YUST", represented the Firm at the event.

The sale of the Arkhangelsk trawl fleet (ATF), the holder of the largest quotas for fishing cod and haddock, may be contested. One of the claimants to the company filed a suit against the Government of the Russian Federation with the Higher Court of Arbitration (HCA), demanding that the criteria of selection of the potential purchaser be ruled invalid. Lawyers believe that, as a result, the sale of the ATF may be delayed indefinitely or cancelled completely. Partner of the Law Firm "YUST" Evgeny Zhilin commented on the situation for the “Kommersant” newspaper.