Andrey Kozlov, Managing Partner of RussianLegal, took part in the session.
The session was moderated by Vladimir Gruzdev, Chairman of the Board of the the Association of Lawyers of Russia. Speakers also took part in the session:
- Andrey Bastrakov, Co-Head of White Collar Crime Practice of EPAM Law Offices
- Victoria Burkovskaya, Co-Chairman of Center for Public Procedures "Business Against Corruption"
- Natalia Kolerova, Partner of Corporate Practice at S&K Vertical
- Alexei Karlin, Judge of the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation
- Mikhail Shalumov, Head of Division for Systematisation of Legislation and Analysis of Judicial Practice in Criminal Matters, Department for Systematisation of Legislation and Analysis of Judicial Practice, Supreme Court of the Russian Federation
- Tatyana Sizova, Commissioner for Entrepreneurs' Rights Protection in Moscow
During the session, Andrey Kozlov put forward three proposals to amend The Criminal Code of the Russian Federation and The Criminal Procedure Code of the Russian Federation, in particular, he suggested introducing a fundamentally new approach to the definition of entrepreneurial activity in criminal proceedings:
The above measure, according to Andrey, will avoid the subjective assessment of investigators
It is also proposed to introduce departmental and personal responsibility of investigators. Departmental responsibility implies that in case of gross violation of legal rights and guarantees of entrepreneurs by an investigator, the case is grounds for referral to the Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation. Personal responsibility implies the application of prosecutor's response measures directed at a specific official.
More detailed information about the session can be found at Pravo.ru and St. Petersburg International Legal Forum.
