This is a decision by the Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) at the U.S. Department of Commerce. It concerns export restrictions to organizations recognized as "military end-users. At the end of December this year, they were imposed on dozens of Russian companies. Rod Tuvaev, head of Alliance Legal CG's sanctions law practice and special advisor on export controls, sanctions, and international trade rules, discusses the consequences of this decision in his column.

Control and supervisory activity of the state in the conditions of administrative and legal regime of high readiness.

From the very first day of its short existence, the "coronavirus" bankruptcy moratorium has raised more questions than answers. The Plenum of the Supreme Court undertook to bring clarity to the rules of its application. It banned subordinated claims of executives who provided funding to their company in difficult times, but allowed bailiffs to collect wage debts, despite the rules of the moratorium.

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Both victims and law enforcement agencies face problems with the application of Article 195 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation, which provides punishment for such a crime. Since the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation came into force in 1996, its Article 195 has provided liability for unlawful actions in bankruptcy. However, the number of problems of application of this article increases as more and more participants of civil turnover find themselves involved in bankruptcy procedures.

On December 4 the ceremony of the most large-scale Russian rating "Pravo.ru-300" took place. This year for the first time law firm marketers could not take part in the ceremony due to COVID-19 related restrictions, so #LegalMarketingClub prepared a festive speech to the rating participants!

The application of mineral extraction tax (hereinafter - MET) in the mining regions of Russia causes a number of problems for both taxpayers and tax authorities due to different interpretations of the norms of the Tax Code of the Russian Federation. The most debatable practical issues include the concept and definition of the type of mineral. By the example of cases on contestation of decisions related to severance tax which have been considered for a recent period of time by arbitration courts of the Chelyabinsk region of the Ural Federal District, the author analyses law enforcement practice and formulates a number of essential conclusions. Article by Nikita Rozhentsov for the "Advocate newspaper"

Companies often conclude contracts of a civil law with private persons: in this case it is possible to save a good deal on expenses. However, it will not be possible to avoid taxes and contributions completely, even in this case. Nikita Rozhentsov and Natalia Fedorova from Alliance Legal CG explained in detail what taxes are to be paid when working under agreements of civil law in 2021.

Ksenia Amdur made a speech at the Pravo.ru conference "Criminal Bankruptcy and Failed Solutions: Criminal Cases for Business" on December 11 with the report "Civil Claim and Criminal Case. Analysis of the Resolution of the Plenum of the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation on Civil Claims in Criminal Cases".

Legislation on state control is a set of disparate legal acts and needs to be improved. To improve the situation, the Law on State Control (Supervision) and Municipal Control in the Russian Federation was adopted. Its goal was to reform the sphere of state supervision and control. Dmitry Fesko, Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Partners and Head of Investment and Tax Law Practice at Alliance Legal CG, explains all peculiarities of the innovations.