This summary is intended to help clients navigate the large number of legal measures taken expeditiously by the Russian authorities in connection with the spread of COVID-19. The summary is not exhaustive. It includes only...more
6/2/2020
/ Banking Sector ,
Contact Tracing ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Exports ,
Financial Assistance Policies ,
Imports ,
Insolvency ,
Life Sciences ,
Medical Devices ,
Moratorium ,
Non-Essential Businesses ,
Operators of Essential Services ,
Publicly-Traded Companies ,
Quarantine ,
Re-Opening Guidelines ,
Russia ,
Social Distancing ,
State of Emergency ,
Subsidies ,
Tax Relief ,
Temporary Regulations ,
Trade Policy ,
Workplace Safety
Amendments to Article 9.1 of the Insolvency Law ("Law 149-FZ") came into effect on 24 April 2020. The amendments provide that the benefit of the insolvency filing moratorium can be waived (the "moratorium waiver"). In...more
The Russian Government has introduced a moratorium on the filing of insolvency claims (the "moratorium") from 6 April through 6 October 2020. This will have important legal consequences both for the persons covered by it...more
4/21/2020
/ Commercial Bankruptcy ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Creditors ,
Debtors ,
Financial Distress ,
Insolvency ,
Limitation Periods ,
Moratorium ,
Relief Measures ,
Russia ,
Waivers