In its recent review of judicial practice on employment cases by Russian courts², the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation (the Supreme Court) defined legal strategies that should be guided when considering disputes related to the termination of an employment contract at the employer’s initiative. Below we consider the main conclusions of the Supreme Court.

On November 26, 2020 the Government of the Russian Federation adopted a Resolution introducing amendments to the legislation on enforcement proceedings. In particular, the Resolution changes the procedure for notification of persons involved in enforcement proceedings. The new procedure provides for the sending of notices of enforcement proceedings via the Unified Portal of State Services without an application from users for the transfer of legally significant electronic notices to them from state authorities. At the moment to receive notifications electronically it is necessary to submit a special application.

On November 25, the Presidium of the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation adopted the third Judicial Review for 2020.

The Ministry of Healthcare of the Russian Federation approved the "Procedure for monitoring the safety of medical devices" (hereinafter referred to as the "Procedure"), which will come into force on January 1, 2021, and will be valid until January 1, 2027.

Lidings’ dispute resolution practice partner Alexander Popelyuk will take part in the 7th Russian Arbitration Association (RAA) Conference.

Moscow, December 4th 2020. The results of the annual Pravo.ru-300 law firms’ ranking were announced at an awarding ceremony at the Lotte Hotel in Moscow. Based on the analytical research reflecting on the latest tendencies in the country’s legal market, Lidings once again takes top positions in the rating of the legal advisors in Russia.