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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.

Today, on June 21, at the Petersburg International Economic Forum, NK Rosneft OJSC and the petrochemical holding SANORS declared the creation of a joint venture on the basis of the gas processing assets of Rosneft in Orenburg and Samara Regions and SANORS petrochemical assets. The Law Firm "YUST" and Akin Gump company were the legal advisers to SANORS. Advocate Artem Kukin, Doctor-at-Law, Partner of the Firm, is the project leader from the part of the Firm.

Alexander Bolomatov, Associated Partner of the Law Firm "YUST", gave RAPSI a commentary on the situation of distribution of false information regarding the dismissal of the Russian Railways head.

The Embassy of Great Britain held the seminar “Internet Piracy in Performing Arts”. Russian and British lawyers as well as heads of specialized departments participated in the seminar. Advocate Denis Shumskiy represented the Law Firm "YUST".

The conference “Public and private partnership in action: stories of success, hindrances, perspectives” was organized by the government of Kaluzhskaya region and the Public Chamber of the Russian Federation and held in Kaluga on June 18. Advocate Alexey Popov, Partner of the Law Firm "YUST", represented the Firm.

The HCA of Russia solved yesterday the equation on limitation period, where branching and lack of responsibility of the Russian bureaucracy were that main variable. The supervision ruled that the limitation period was to be calculated from the moment, when the authorities learn about the violations, and not when the wish to punish arises. Artem Kukin, Partner of the Law Firm "YUST", commented for the Pravo.RU news portal on the precedent.

The FAS of Russia estimated that Gazpromneft, Rosneft, LUKOIL and Surgutneftegaz jointly control the share of over 70% of the Russian fuel market. Each of those economy subjects occupies over 80%, which is more than all other players of the crude oil market in the country. The figures are given in the report on competition for 2012. Arthur Rokhlin, Partner of the Law Firm "YUST", commented on the situation for the “Echo Moskvy” radio station.

In the conditions of the Russian legal chaos, the investment agreements will die off despite the policy of liberalization of the construction sphere, which the State conducts, and the elimination of administrative barriers. Such was the opinion exchanged by the experts during the seminar “Organization of industry in Russia – legal aspects”, organized by the Law Committee of the Russo-German Chamber of External Commerce in Moscow on June 18 of 2013. Advocate Tatiana Starikova, Head of Private Clients’ Practice of the Law Firm "YUST", represented the Firm at the event.