On 20 April, the Duma passed in third reading a whole series of bills considered the day before in the second reading. The second reading passed a novelty on the replacement of judges in civil proceedings. In the first reading the norms on brand registration for individuals.

In a review, a veterinarian said that the drug did not work, a website owner published bad reviews about an employer, and a journalist on air called the society's results "bullshit". In all cases, the firms were able to prove that the information was defamatory and obtain a retraction. Companies do not often take such cases to court and rarely win. Find out more about the disputes that ended in business victories in Pravo.ru's selection.

As the Supreme Court pointed out, a creditor has the right to sue both the principal and the subsidiary debtor at the same time, but failure to assert a claim against the latter is not grounds for dismissal of the claim. Olga Kalinchenko for AG

This week, the State Duma considered several dozen bills, some of which passed all three readings in two plenary sessions. The MPs approved new benefits for various transport sectors, simplification and benefits for participants in procurement, and changed the procedure for appealing against bail and recovery of funds from state agencies at the request of the Constitutional Court. Lawyers call many of these changes long-awaited, while some of the reliefs are considered insufficient.

Lawyers note the predictable positive effect of the measures considered by the State Duma and their relevance in the crisis period. Tax breaks can help saturate the Russian market with domestic franchises and brands to replace foreign ones that have left.

At a plenary session on 5 April, the State Duma considered several dozen bills in their first, second or third readings, while two were withdrawn. In addition, the deputies ratified a number of international agreements. Among the initiatives considered were a partial waiver of auditing non-public JSCs, the unification of rules on bank guarantees for tenders, as well as a simplified procedure for obtaining Russian citizenship. Article with comments by Nikita Rozhentsov and Yunona Sizykh.

Expert Analytical Centre has published a ranking of appraisal companies in the Urals and Western Siberia based on the results of 2021. "National Expert Bureau", initiated by Alliance Legal CG, ranked among the top-5 organisations in valuation for IFRS purposes, asset revaluation.

In March 2022, new rules came into force for transactions by Russian residents with foreign entities that are linked to "unfriendly" states

Rod Tuvaev, head of Alliance Legal CG's sanctions law practice and adviser on export controls, sanctions and international trade rules, explains how a Russian start-up should be more cautious when attracting investment in Russia to avoid problems abroad in the future.

On 22 March, the State Duma considered a number of draft laws designed to reduce the burden on citizens and businesses and provide them with new opportunities in the face of sanctions. Most of these innovations were adopted in the second and third readings at once. We are talking about large-scale tax breaks, greater access to "Russian offshore", lower fines for businesses and protection from "double" administrative penalties, as well as streamlining the indexation of awarded sums.