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The Bar along with the professional journalists are at the frontline of the struggle against infinite lawlessness and the imperfections of the judicial system. Such was the conclusion of the experts, who discussed the problem of honest and objective communication of the facts by the mass media. A round table “Openness of the Bar: limits of the allowed” was held on December 20 within the framework of the finals of the “Right to Know” competition, where the representatives of the federal and regional mass media together with the advocates discussed topical issues of the advocates’ and their clients’ information security, the secrets of preparation of publications, and recalled the case of the former vice-president of YUKOS.

Arthur Rokhlin, Partner of the Law Firm "YUST", gave the “Vedomosti” newspaper a comment on the fact that the State had vetoed the sale of the assets of the SAM defense industry plant in the center of Moscow.

An article by Artem Kukin, Partner of the Law Firm "YUST", was published at The Moscow Times newspaper. It describes the main problems faced by the creditors, when the debtor goes through the bankruptcy procedure.

Arthur Rokhlin, Partner of the Law Firm "YUST", gave the “Company” magazine a comment on the discord in the Board of Directors of Rushydro on the issues of the additional emission of shares

The round table “New strategies of staff management: Russia in the WTO” was held in Moscow on December 13. It was held within the framework of the Business Congress organized by the Moscow City Office of “RUSSIA’S BULWARK” and the “Professional Arena” Company with the support from the Department of Science, Industrial Policy and Entrepreneurship of the city of Moscow, Staff Advisers’ Association, Superjob.ru and “HR Business” and “HR Specialist” magazines. Senior Lawyer Tatiana Samarina represented the Law Firm "YUST".

The Conference “Results of 2012: best strategies and business practices” was held on December 14 with the support from The Moscow Times newspaper. Alexander Bolomatov, Associated Partner of the Law Firm "YUST", told about the development of the Russian legal market and of the problems in the area of bankruptcy, which are still present in the judicial and business practice.

The article “Perspectives of implementation of the social patronage as a legal institution of juvenile justice in the Russian Federation” was published in the “Yuridicheskiy Mir (Juridical World)” (No. 10, 2012). Ekaterina Shestakova, Lawyer of the Law Firm "YUST", is the author of the article.

The Second International Law Congress “Dailogues about the Future” was held in Moscow. Over 250 Russian and foreign experts – representatives of the Russian courts, law firms, state, commercial and public organizations – took part in the event. At the opening ceremony of the Congress, Vitaly Ushkanov, General Director of the Russian Agency of Legal and Judicial Information, proclaimed the Law Firm "YUST" a laureate of the RAPSIUS award.

An article by Advocate Tatiana Starikova, Head of Private Clients Practice of the Law Firm "YUST", under the headline “Restoration of the parent’s rights – at the court’s discretion?..” was published in the “Sudia (Judge)” magazine (No. 11, 2012). The author of the article explains in detail the current court practice on the cases of restoration of parent’s rights, including the matters of jurisdiction, the child’s right to express his opinion in such disputes, the role of guardianship and tutelage bodies etc.

The football fans await their destiny, which should come as a new fan law. When the goalkeeper of “Dinamo” was injured by a firecracker thrown from a stand, nearly revolutionary suggestions of teaching fans to behave themselves have started being voiced. But will the fans become more law-abiding? Mikhail Prokopets, Head of Sports Law Group of the Law Firm "YUST", commented on the novelties of the draft law on the air of Russia-24 TV channel.