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Band Kraftwerk loses dispute against German hip-hop artists in German Constitutional Court

Dmitry Seregin, adviser of YUST Law Firm, gave his commentary to Pravo.ru portal on the decision of the Constitutional Court of Germany as part of the longstanding dispute between the band Kraftwerk and hip-hop artist Sabrina Setlur

03.06.2016

Dumped man claims money spent on dates through court

Alexander Evdokimov, head of litigation and arbitration practice, partner of YUST Law Firm, evaluated the perspectives of money recovery by a dumped man from his former girlfriend

02.06.2016

Good suit and loyalty to the cause: how to succeed in interviews at law firms

Partner of YUST Law Firm Alexander Bolomatov told Pravo.ru portal how to behave in an interview, what topics to avoid and what to look like

26.05.2016

Desecration of the Russian anthem may become a crime

The Supreme Court approved a draft law on criminal liability for desecration of the Russian anthem, prepared by senators Vadim Tulpanov and Andrey Klishas and deputy of the State Duma Raziet Natkho. Currently criminal liability (up to one year of imprisonment) is provided only for offence against the national coat of arms and flag. Amendments to the Criminal Code will allow for legal protection of all national symbols of Russia, as desecration of them is an offence against the nation and the state as a whole, in the opinion of law-makers.

25.05.2016

Court monopoly

The possibility of uniting the systems of arbitration courts and general jurisdiction courts is being considered at the level of the Supreme Court and the Council of judges of Russia... Managing partner of YUST Law Firm Evgeny Zhilin discussed the dangers of abolishing arbitration courts with Znak.com online newspaper: “Arbitration proceedings are a special philosophy of...

23.05.2016

Bot invasion

While insurance companies are trying to fight against traffic lawyers and complaining about them to the Central Bank, they are not wasting their time. Now complaints against insurance companies can be filed automatically using a smartphone... Partner of YUST Law Firm Alexander Bolomatov analyzed the text of the complaint made by AutoLawyerBot and shared his opinion with RBK...

20.05.2016

Currency clause: how to solve the problem and whether it is necessary

On May 19th, as part of the St. Petersburg International Legal Forum, a round table organized by Pravo.ru and dedicated to the issues of currency clause in agreements took place. This topic, enough already relevant at the time of crisis, attracted even more attention after the notable case of Vympelcom vs Tizpribor. A mobile operator leasing a building in the center of Moscow for a price pegged to the exchange rate, tried to judicially introduce a “currency band” condition into the contract...

20.05.2016

Prohibitions instead of arrest

The government approved the draft law proposed by members of United Russia Ilya Kostunov and Larisa Shoygu adding a new pre-trial restriction to the Criminal Procedure Code - prohibition of certain actions not connected with isolation in the premises as in case of house arrest... Partner of YUST Law Firm Alexander Bolomatov told Vedomosti newspaper that these proposals should only be welcomed...

20.05.2016

Currency clause issue in long-term commercial property lease contracts

Anton Sirotkin, adviser, head of special litigation project group of YUST Law Firm, told Pravo.ru portal about the currency clause issue in long-term commercial property lease contracts

19.05.2016

Correction of errors

According to most lawyers, the most important event of the past year is the Civil Code reform, although not all ideas of almost seven years ago have been executed. The concept of development of civil legislation was prepared by the Council under the president of Russia on codification already back in 2009. After... ...Managing partner of YUST Law Firm Evgeny Zhilin told the supplement to RBK newspaper...

18.05.2016