An open letter from hundreds of digital asset owners addressed to the Prosecutor General. The Chelyabinsk Central Court has been considering for months a lawsuit by the regional prosecutor's office against the owners of a number of internet resources to shut down websites that contain information about cryptocurrency.

Last week, a number of online publications reported that, according to the results of field tax audits, Russian divisions of international tobacco companies (Imperial Tobacco, British American Tobacco, Philip Morris International), and Don Tobacco, accrued 60 billion rubles.

"At Russian legislation any company can fall under the definition of the criminal community". Alliance Legal CG attorney Artem Grishin for business portal "Eurasianet"

The Chelyabinsk Region Prosecutor's Office has demanded that online resources containing information on cryptocurrency be shut down. Creators of the sites and users with electronic cryptocurrency wallets may lose access to property. Thousands of citizens and entrepreneurs are waiting. Experts at law firm Alliance Legal CG explained why the process has been going on for about six months and what the court might decide.

Russia's lack of legal regulation of digital assets gives law enforcement agencies a reason to conduct a "witch hunt" by filing completely unsubstantiated, unsupported lawsuits against cryptocurrency sites. On 18.06.2019, a hearing was held in the Central Court of Chelyabinsk in a lawsuit brought by the Chelyabinsk Regional Prosecutor's Office against the owners of multiple domain names to shut down websites containing information related to cryptocurrency. Alliance Legal CG is defending the interests of the online social community pro100business The Central Bank and the Prosecutor's Office have found signs of a "pyramid scheme" in its activities.

What are the consequences for legal entities if this innovation will be accepted? Nikita Rozhentsov, Senior Consultant, Alliance Legal CG Legal Department, for business journal E-XECUTIVE.RU.

The July changes will protect lenders and policyholders. For example, insurance companies will increase their minimum charter capital by 2.5 times and non-banking credit institutions will increase their equity to RUB 90m, which will make them more reliable. Shareholders will also be protected as they will switch to project financing, but the cost per square metre may rise by 7-9%.

Why a lawyer needs SMM and what are the best social networks to promote services. The material was prepared by the PR Director of Alliance Legal CG for publication in the Corporate Lawyer magazine.

Nikita Rozhentsov, Senior Consultant, Alliance Legal CG Legal Department for business journal "Business Petersburg". The Board of the Federal Antimonopoly Service in St. Petersburg suspended state procurement of work-wear for "Gorelektrotrans". The Office received a complaint from "Ivanovo textile company". The manufacturer claims that the carrier unreasonably rejected their application, and the State Unitary Enterprise says that the company did not provide all the documents.

06.18.2019 in the Central Court of Chelyabinsk, another hearing was held on the suit of the Prosecutor’s Office of Chelyabinsk Region against the owners of multiple domain names for closing websites containing information related to crypto currency. Alliance Legal CG in this case protects the interests of the social Internet community “pro100business”, in which activities the Central Bank and the Prosecutor’s Office saw the signs of the “financial pyramid”. However, the supervising bodies did not provide any supporting evidence following the results of numerous court sessions.