Law can often be the only way out of a difficult situation, the best way to solve a problem in the transformation of economic relations, say Dmitry Fesko and Evgeny Karnoukhov, partners of Alliance Legal CG law firm. The Russian Business Guide article discusses the new legal demands with which businesses are coming and the growing trend towards the sale of assets abroad.>

If the employer has acted in bad faith, the employee may have his or her deadline to go to court reinstated. After all, the employee is an economically and legally weak party. The Supreme Court reached these conclusions in a dispute between a bank and a redundant employee. A former account manager went to court to challenge her dismissal. But the three instances refused to satisfy the claim because of the missed deadline for appealing to the court. They did not take into account that the claimant had a valid reason for missing the deadline: she had not been informed of the bank's ongoing reorganisation.>

The Supreme Court examined a case where a law enforcer was fined for bribery for a flat, a garage and a car. However, the lower courts did not take into account that these were jointly owned by the defendant and his wife. She lodged a complaint with the Supreme Court to defend her interests. >

Receiving money in reimbursement of court costs for a person who wins a separate dispute in bankruptcy is a story from the realm of fiction. Why this is the case and how to deal with it can be found below in an article by Alina Manina, advisor and head of the bankruptcy practice at Alliance Legal CG.>

We celebrated the passing year with a corporate weekend in the countryside. Here's a photo report of what it was like!>