Delovoy Peterburg published last week its latest Practical Legal Advice which addresses a series of legal issues raised by its readership and answered, as usual, by leading practicing lawyers. Ekaterina Belyaeva, associate at Forte Tax & Law, commented to Delovoy Peterburg on the requirements for employers offering internships to students.

Ekaterina Belyaeva, Associate at Forte Tax & Law, commented to Pravo.ru on the aforementioned Supreme Court ruling and noted that it is easy in practice for employers to dismiss employees in strict compliance with the law.

Recently, courts have been allowing lawsuits against website owners/administrators for deletion of disparaging information posted online by anonymous users. Such lawsuits require, among other things, the establishment of legal circumstance, i.e. the availability of defamatory information, and allow the deletion of discrediting feedback about individuals or companies by a single court decision.

A Legal Discussion Club meeting was held on June 28, 2018 at St. Petersburg International Business Association (SPIBA) to debate the curious decisions rendered by Russian courts to settle disputes related to real estate. Anna Yakovleva, Senior Associate at Forte Tax & Law, SPIBA Legal Committee co-chairman, and Ekaterina Belyaeva, Junior Associate at Forte Tax & Law, were speakers at this meeting.