The Bankruptcy Club Association was established to bring together individuals whose professional activities are related to bankruptcy and distressed asset management, as well as to educate and promote academic thought in this area of work.

Investigating a crime involving twins is difficult. Their DNA is almost identical, photos and videos do not tell them apart, nor does witness testimony help. In Malaysia, for example, brothers who were selling drugs escaped the death penalty. The police officers could not identify which of the twins they had caught red-handed. And in Russia, a man was deprived of his licence and pretended to be his twin brother, whose driving licence he used. But an acquaintance turned him in. We made a selection of such cases from around the world and asked lawyers what techniques would help in investigations.

Online hearings in Russian courts have been going on for two years now. They were launched because of the pandemic and medical restrictions, and then kept because it is convenient. Such a format saves time and money for business trips to other regions. The most daring lawyers connect to video conferences from cafes or their cars. On the other hand, there are often technical problems: the connection can be interrupted during the lawyer's speech. In addition, all the nuances of the online legal process are still not legally regulated, e.g. it is not very clear how to attach and examine evidence.

Many lawyers try to include every possible argument in an appeal or cassation appeal, apparently thinking it will look more convincing that way. But the effect is usually the opposite. After all, the higher the instance, the less time the judges have. Therefore, it is better to indicate 3-4 of the strongest arguments, and if there are any other arguments, make them in charts or tables for better perception. Another common mistake of court lawyers is to write the claim, the appeal and the cassation complaint by copying.

Regional leaders in arbitration representation are announced.

Lawyers and notaries, in particular, will be able to register their name as a trademark.

Alina Manina, deputy managing partner and head of the bankruptcy practice, is a member of the National Association of Bankruptcy and Distressed Asset Management Professionals, the Bankruptcy Club.

On 7 June, the State Duma considered 45 draft laws, some of which passed their second and third readings at once. The deputies adopted norms that limit the period of execution of ECtHR judgments, expanded the powers of prosecutors in arbitration, simplified relocation to Russia for foreign IT specialists, approved new grounds for termination of criminal cases and considered a new single draft law on persons under foreign influence. Experts commented on the most relevant novelties specifically for Pravo.ru.

There are situations when a company receives a multi-million extra charge for profits tax because the Federal Tax Service has decided that the manager's expenses were overstated. How to avoid an unfounded claim," says Nikita Rozhentsov.