The "Stroyim Prosto" portal tells us about the main legislative changes in the area of urban planning that took place in July 2021. The innovations affected the Fund for the Protection of the Rights of Citizens - Participants in Equity Construction, bankruptcy legislation, integrated territory development projects, as well as federal state construction supervision.

A mastery of the tools of psychology is undoubtedly an integral part of professional litigation representation. It is certainly no coincidence that forensic psychology as a discipline is a compulsory part of university courses of trial advocacy in countries with a developed adversarial process.

A judicial defence is like a game of chess or poker: psychology matters too. After all, the judge evaluates evidence on the basis of inner conviction. His behaviour in the process may be influenced by his caseload, the region in which he works, his character, his previous employment and even his age. This can be useful for a representative to consider when preparing a position on a case. Some even prepare different versions of the pleadings and choose from them on the spot depending on the behaviour of the judge. Experts believe that a professional representative should feel the judge's mood and adjust to it.

Russian President V.V. Putin awarded V.V. Chernikov with the Order of Alexander Nevsky for his great contribution to strengthening Russian statehood and many years of diligent work!

We congratulate Professor Chernikov, who was directly involved in the drafting of the country's main legal acts regulating the sphere of public order protection and crime control. Valery Vasilievich's knowledge and experience, and his dedication have greatly influenced the development of Russian legislation.

Affiliation is replaced by interconnectedness, and co-financing the purchase of a shareholding can be challenged.

There is a trend today to hire T-shaped specialists when forming teams of commercial companies, the legal environment is not an exception. It is believed that such specialists are quicker and more efficient in coping with the tasks set by the business. If previously the basic labour idea was "Let everyone work in their profession", now it should be complemented by "Let everyone work in their profession, but at the same time apply knowledge and skills from other areas of activity". We asked Yunona Sizykh, Senior Consultant at Alliance Legal CG, to discuss why it is important to attract T-shaped professionals, including those in the legal field, and what this concept actually entails.

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Federal Law No. 248-FZ "On State Control (Oversight) and Municipal Control in the Russian Federation" came into force on 1 July 2021. The law is intended to reduce the number of inspections in respect of bona fide entrepreneurs as well as in those sectors of the economy where the risk of violations of mandatory requirements is low. Dmitry Fesko, Chairman of the Supervisory Board (Board of Partners) of Alliance Legal CG, explains in his column what businesses should know about this novelty and what to prepare for.

Unscrupulous employees of a manufacturer may prevent potential customers from placing an order directly and diverting them to shell companies. What safeguards to use when dealing with internal fraudsters to avoid giving them the gift of your profits.