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The Plenum of the Russian Supreme Court discussed a draft decree dedicated to customs law. The Supreme Court presumed credibility of the contract value and limited ungrounded and arbitrary adjustment of goods value by the customs. Partner of YUST Law Firm Maxim Rovinsky discussed with Kommersant-online whether the Supreme Court decree can improve legal discipline among customs officers and help declarants to protect their rights... Read more

Following the results of the 2016 rating, YUST Law Firm significantly improved its positions and achieved high ranking in the following categories:
Corporate, commercial and M&A: Moscow (tier 4)
Competition (tier 4)
PPP and projects (excluding energy) (tier 3)
Dispute resolution: Litigation (other recommended firm)

Partner of YUST Law Firm Alexander Bolomatov told “Vesti FM” radio station whether liability for “fake” announcements asking for help is possible

Partner of YUST Law Firm Anna Kotova-Smolenskaya discussed with Pravo.ru whether the law proved to be an effective legal mechanism for attracting investments

Lawyer of Real estate and Construction practice of YUST Law Firm Dmitry Zheleznov told about a draft law that recognizes parking spaces in buildings as real estate on “Morning of Russia” TV program of Russia-1 channel.

Alexander Bolomatov, Partner of the Law Firm “YUST”, reminded the Vedomosti newspaper that if the borrower companies are ruled insolvent, their assets are to be sold in open auctions

The third hearing at Moscow arbitration court on the claim of Alexey Navalny and Ivan Zhdanov, who required to declare void the concession agreement between Rosavtodor and RT-invest transport systems on the launch of “Plato” system took place - the court dismissed the claim. Partner of YUST Law Firm Alexander Evdokimov told Vedomosti newspaper that courts quite often consider cases on declaring transactions void without requiring the confirming documents from the defendant... Read more

International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ) published a list of accounts of the Panamanian company Mossack Fonseca, which includes 11,5 million documents. "A key factor is a stable and reliable investment environment, compliance with the guarantees of due legal procedures and protection of property”, managing partner of YUST Law Firm Evgeny Zhilin told TASS information agency... Read more

Capital amnesty in Russia was extended for half a year: until July 1, 2016. The latest amendments to the corresponding law (140-ФЗ) clarify and simplify the rules for repatriation of foreign assets: it will be compulsory only for money. Senior lawyer of YUST Law Firm Alexander Rudyakov shared his opinion with Bankir.ru portal... Read more

The Ministry for Economic Development prepared amendments to the law “On joint stock companies” aimed not only at simplifying approval of interested-party transactions, but also at complicating their challenging by the company’s shareholders... Senior lawyer of corporate and contract law practice of YUST Law Firm Alexander Rudyakov commented on the initiative to Pravo.ru portal... Read more