Federal Law No. 133-FZ dated 7 June 2025 introduces amendments to Article 36.2 of Federal Law No. 218-FZ dated 13 July 2015 “On State Registration of Real Estate”, providing for the possibility of verifying the identity of parties to a transaction using the state Unified Biometric System. Starting from July 2026, when submitting electronic documents […]

Under Russian Government Order No. 3413-r dated 25 November 2025, the following changes in the housing and utilities sector will take effect starting in 2026: Throughout 2026, utility tariffs will be increased in two stages: from 1 January — first stage, from 1 October — second stage. The maximum rate of increase has been set […]

As of 22 December 2025, an updated list of countries (territories) that participate in the automatic exchange of financial information with the Russian Federation has entered into force.  Added:  Kenya  Moldova  Mongolia  Papua New Guinea  Senegal  Saint Martin  Thailand  Trinidad and Tobago  Uganda    Removed:  Bermuda  British Virgin Islands  Gibraltar  Turks and Caicos Islands    […]

The Supreme Court reviewed case No. A37-2657/2023 following a claim filed by the Department of Property and Housing Relations of the Magadan City Mayor’s Office against Oktan Trade LLC for the return of a leased land plot under Article 622 of the Russian Civil Code.  The court of first instance dismissed the claim, holding that […]

In 2024, Wintershall DEA initiated two international arbitration proceedings. The German group accused the Russian Federation of breaching the Germany–Russia bilateral investment treaty and the Energy Charter Treaty, as well as of the de facto expropriation of its assets. In Russia, Wintershall DEA held ownership interests in projects developing the Urengoy and Yuzhno-Russkoye gas fields.  […]

The Prosecutor General’s Office succeeded in court in returning the Tuapse Commercial Seaport to the state. The authorities proved that in the 1990s the asset had been unlawfully alienated under a loan agreement with onerous terms (interest rates of 190–380% per annum).  As a result, the port came under the control of an offshore company […]

Following the forced redomiciliation of companies such as X5 and Rusagro, investors faced unexpected tax consequences:  only a portion of the acquisition costs was taken into account when selling shares (expenses were recognized only to the extent that the shares of the Russian economically significant company were reflected in the assets of the foreign holding […]

The guideline contains the following information: the name of the state and the agreement, the date of signature and the date of entry into force, the start date of application, the start date of application and the results of the application of the MLI convention, information on the suspension or denunciation of the agreement, the […]

Courts of two instances refused to compel the conclusion of a main share purchase agreement for an LLC based on the terms of a preliminary agreement. The key reason was the inclusion of a potestative condition – a prohibition on the seller from alienating the share to third parties.  The courts pointed out that a […]