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The largest international business event attended by the international as well as Russian leaders of the petroleum and gas industry – the XI Russian Petroleum and Gas Congress (RPGC 2013) was successfully held in Moscow. The Ministry of Energy of Russia is the leading partner of the congress. Advocate Maxim Rovinskiy, head of the tax and customs law practice, represented the Firm.

Alexander Bolomatov, Associated Partner of the Law Firm "YUST", gave PRIME Agency of economic information a commentary of the draft law of amendments to the Penal Code of Russia, which would enable the organizers of financial pyramids to be brought to criminal liability, and their participants – to administrative liability, at the stage of creation of the financial pyramid.

The main economic event of the year – the Petersburg International Economic Forum – was held in Saint Petersburg. Associated Partners of the Law Firm "YUST" Evgeny Zhilin and Advocate Anna Kotova-Smolenskaya represented the Firm.

Foreign airlines request to postpone the requirement to communicate the information on the passengers, who travel to Russia or fly over its territory. The measure enters into force within days. Advocate Anna Kotova-Smolenskaya, Associated Partner of the Law Firm "YUST", commented on the situation for the “Echo Moskvy” radio station.

Experts warn against the exponential growth of fraudulent credits, which may triplicate this year. Such is the forecast given by the National Bureau of credit history on the basis of the delay registered in January-May. The amount of the credits with over 90 days of the delay and no payments registered grew 25%. Such credits are certainly irretrievable. Evgeny Zhilin, Associated Partner of the Law Firm "YUST", told the listeners of the “Echo Moskvy” radio station about the ways of bringing dishonest borrowers to liability.

Alexander Bolomatov, Associated Partner of the Law Firm "YUST", gave the RBC Daily business newspaper a commentary, whether the merger of the higher courts will be beneficial.

Artem Kukin, Partner of the Law Firm "YUST", told during a conversation with the editor-in-chief of the “Bank Survey” magazine about the most likely way of the merger of the SC of Russia and the HCA of Russia

Anna Kotova-Smolenskaya, Associated Partner of the Law Firm "YUST", shared with the information and analytical portal Pravo.RU her views regarding the perspectives of realization of the idea of merging the SC of Russia and the HCA of Russia.

Evgeny Zhilin, Associated Partner of the Law Firm "YUST", gave Forbes a commentary on the results, which the experts’ community is expecting from the impending merger of the Supreme Court and the Higher Court of Arbitration of Russia.

Denis Shumskiy, Advocate of the Law Firm "YUST", gave the PRIME Agency a commentary on what the merger of the Supreme Court of Russia and the Higher Court of Arbitration of Russia may lead to.