11- 13 May 2023 the 11^th International Legal Forum will take place in St. Petersburg. The event is a major platform for dialogue among members of the legal, business, political and law-enforcement communities.

By March 1, 2023, it is necessary to submit a notification on the implementation of cross-border transfer of personal data.

If you cannot access the website of a Russian state body or a bank check whether its SSL/TLS certificate has been revoked.

In October 2022, the European Commission approved the eighth package of sanctions against Russia. Among other restrictions it established a ban on the provision of legal services to Russian companies. A few weeks later, on October 24, the European Commission published answers to frequently asked questions including explanations as to what kind of legal services fall under the ban and whether the extension of sanctions to this sphere does not entail restrictions on the right to protection.

On 30 September the Government approved Resolution No. 1729, which established new rules for the accreditation of Russian IT companies, replacing the procedure that was effective until 1 August.

On June 15 and 16, 2022 three Government Decrees came into force, regulating the processing of personal biometric data by individuals in the unified biometric information system of personal data.

On 25 May 2022 Federation Council approved the Federal Law "On amendments to Article 14.8 of the Administrative Offences Code of the Russian Federation".

On 6 June 2022 in the third hearing State Duma approved a Federal Law “On amendments to the Federal Law “On amendments to certain legislative acts of the Russian Federation “On personal data” and other legislative acts of Russian Federation and on the declaration of voidance of section fourteen article 30 of the Federal Law “On banks and banking operations”

On the 24th of May 2022 State Duma approved in the first reading a draft law No. 101234-8 “On amendments to the Federal Law “On personal data” and other legislative acts of Russian Federation on the matters of protection of personal data subjects” (the Draft). The Draft was created in order to increase the protection of privacy of the subject of personal data.

Lidings’ Counsel Dmitry Kirillov will take part in a round table discussion devoted to the issues of cryptocurrency Benefiting from Crypto: What Regulation is Applied to the Most Unregulated Currency in the World? organized by ICC Russia.