Chairman of the Supreme Arbitration Court Anton IVANOV explained to Vremya Novostey why he considers it necessary to publish lawyer fees. -- Anton Aleksandrovich, what is the reason for YOU's desire to resolve the problem of collecting legal costs? -- Since the beginning of the 90s, a practice has developed in the arbitration system according to which the courts did not recover from the losing party the fee paid by the winning party to the lawyer as a percentage of the claim.

Nursultan Nazarbayev took his son-in-law to Moscow Yesterday evening, President of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev arrived in Moscow on a three-day official visit. Today, Mr. Nazarbayev will be received in the Kremlin by Vladimir Putin, the second meeting of the presidents this year, they met in January during the inauguration of the president of Kazakhstan, elected to this post for the third time in December 2005.

Government members cannot agree on tax policy principles In tax policy there are more unresolved questions than answers, participants of the extended board of the Ministry of Finance admitted. The Ministry of Finance, as it turned out, is dissatisfied with the work of fiscal officers from a subordinate department - the Federal Tax Service.

Chronicle of sporting events A participant in the upcoming Final Four of the FIBA ​​European Cup next weekend, the Moscow region club Khimki, within the framework of the Super League, took revenge on the Kazan UNICS for an away defeat in the first round - 86:81. The match was sold out - 3,500 spectators.

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US Senator John McCain, if he were President George W. Bush, “probably would not go to the G8 summit, which is to be held in St. Petersburg in July under the chairmanship of Russia. McCain himself stated this on Sunday on NBC.

Swede Thomas Hammarberg yesterday replaced Spaniard Alvaro Gil-Robles as Commissioner for Human Rights of the Council of Europe (CoE). 64-year-old Hammarberg, before his election on October 5, 2005, as European Ombudsman, headed the Stockholm Olof Palme Human Rights Center, and in 1980-1986 he was Secretary General of Amnesty International. His specialty was protecting children's rights. He also investigated the crimes of Pol Pot in Cambodia.

Angela Merkel is developing Germany's energy strategy until 2020 Federal Chancellor of Germany Angela Merkel held a meeting in Berlin last night with leading representatives of the German economy, at which topical issues of shaping the country's energy policy for the medium term - until 2020 - were discussed. Already on the eve of this energy summit, as it is called here, it was clear that the most piquant topic would be the future of nuclear energy.

“Piranha Hunt” on Moscow screens In 1974, an accident occurred in a secret military laboratory somewhere in the taiga, in the vicinity of the Shantara River. The most dangerous chemical weapon (one drop of which would be enough to destroy almost half the world, but at the same time easily neutralized by ordinary fresh water) almost broke out beyond the thick walls of the bunker.

The Prosecutor General's Office wants to find a case for another Yukos lawyer The Prosecutor General's Office is trying to initiate a criminal case against the Executive Vice President of the Yukos Oil Company Vasily Aleksanyan.

United Russia withdrew its candidate for mayor of Nefteyugansk United Russia withdrew the candidacy of Sergei Burov, deputy general director of Yuganskneftegaz, from the mayoral elections of Nefteyugansk (Khanty-Mansiysk Autonomous Okrug), which were scheduled for April 30. The official reason for the recall was violations during a meeting of the political council of the district branch of the party in power.

The Prosecutor General's Office pointed out to its Moscow colleagues the national motive of the hooligans Before the capital’s authorities had time to deal with the story of the beating on Saturday of the famous singer and Minister of Culture of Kabardino-Balkaria Zaur Tutov, who, in his opinion, suffered from fascist thugs, a new similar emergency happened in the city. On Monday night, unknown persons beat Elkhan Mirzoev, producer of the NTV information service, in the metro.

Real Madrid failed to take revenge on Barcelona The main event of the last round of the Spanish championship was the super match between two superclubs, which occupied first and second places in the standings. However, even if they won, Real would hardly be able to catch up with Barcelona, ​​which now nothing should stop them from winning the championship for the second time in a row.

The tour of “Evgeniy Panfilov’s Ballet” has ended An excellent venue in the city center - the Maly Theater. But no advertising, not a single poster around the city; but even the programs were not released; before each performance, some lady, with the majesty of the host of a children's matinee, read out the names of the soloists and vague (sometimes, unfortunately, even poetic) explanations of the performances over the broadcast.

Our most successful skier Evgeniy Dementyev completed the season with dignity. The Olympic champion added a medal to his regalia for winning the men's relay race at the Murmansk “Festival of the North”. After the competition, Vremya Novostei correspondent Olga ERMOLINA talked with Evgeny DEMENTYEV. -- Evgeniy, do you have a preparation plan for next year, which includes the World Championships and the Tour de Ski stage race? — To be honest, we haven’t thought seriously about this topic yet.