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The first issue of the “Sports Law” scientific and practice magazine was published with the support from the Law Firm "YUST" and the “Statut” editorial house.

Can an advocate be a mediator? How can the principle of confidentiality of the agreement reached by mediation be combined with the principle of openness of the trial? Will the increase of litigation costs of a party stimulate resorting to mediation? In what situations this procedure may be beneficial for the parties? Participants of the discussion club organized by the “Venture’s lawyer in Q&A” answered the most topical questions of application of the mediation procedure. Advocate Alexander Evdokimov, Head of Arbitration Court Practice of the Law Firm "YUST", represented the Firm at the event.

Speaking on the perspective of the advocate’s monopoly in our country, the advocates’ community strives to establish civilized rules of rendering legal services. The state becomes an active participant of the economic relations, creating huge legal staff with unbelievably high salaries in every structure. Large law firms take many cases gratuitously, feeling their responsibility towards the society. Yury Pilipenko, Managing Partner of the Law Firm "YUST", spoke on these as well as other problems in an interview for the Russian Law and Judicial Information Agency.

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).

The Supreme Court of Arbitration may have to deal with the phenomena which originated from the 2008 crisis, when the banks hurried to recover debts and to take away the debtors’ property, and the other creditors were prevented from receiving anything under bankruptcy procedures. A judge of the SCA of Russia is studying the claim moved by a creditor of the “Alpi” retailer, who contests the kickback deal made by Sberbank during the 6 months period before the bankruptcy procedure initiation. Earlier the courts considered it legal, since the bank managed to show is unawareness of the retailer’s problems. Artem Kukin, Partner of the Law Firm "YUST", gave Pravo.RU an expert’s commentary in connection with this case.

The VI All-Russian Tax Congress, organized by Infor-Media, concluded its work on June 1st in Moscow. Representatives of the judiciary and executive powers, advocates, lawyers of the leading Russian and international law firms, in-house lawyers of large companies took part in the event. Advocate Alexey Popov, Partner of the Law Firm "YUST", represented the Firm.

On May 31, the Day of the Russian Advocacy, the round table “Russian advocacy and the challenges of the modern times” was held at the International Multimedia Press Center of RIA Novosti. The event counted with the support of the Russian Legal and Judicial Information Agency (RAPSI).

Artem Kukin, Partner of the Law Firm "YUST", gave Pravo.ru an expert’s commentary on the procedural moment related to the insurer being legally entitled and actually able to consider the demand by the bailiff to either concur that it is an insured accident or to refuse to recognize the writ of execution thus.

Authorities of the Khabarovsk territory hold Transneft and Gazprom responsible for the last year flood of Kiya and Khor rivers and demand that the companies compensate for the damages. Arthur Rokhlin, Partner of the Law Firm "YUST", gave to “Vedomosti” newspaper the expert’s commentary of the perspectives of this court case.

Tatiana Starikova, Head of Private Clients Practice of the Law Firm "YUST", gave to RAPSI an expert’s commentary on the problems which the parents face, when their children disappear.