A speech by Russian President Vladimir Putin to the Saint Petersburg International Economic Forum
“I propose to merge the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation and the Supreme Commercial Court, for which it will be necessary to make amendments to the Constitution of Russia”
21 June
2013
An article by Chairman of the Supreme Commercial Court Anton Ivanov
"The legal positions formulated by the Presidium and Plenary Session of the Supreme Commercial Court, - they are not only a guidance how to act, but also drafts for future court decisions"
18 May
2013
An article by Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin
“А certain element of “the law of precedent” will serve as a factor of incessant improvement of court”
6 February
2012
An opinion of Russian President Dmitrii Medvedev
"A statute still must still undergo an interpretation in the heads of judges, whereas a decree of the Plenary Session [of a higher court] operates immediately"
29 April
2011
Anton Ivanov. Доклад Председателя Высшего Арбитражного Суда РФ А.А. Иванова на VII Всероссийском Съезде судей // ЭЖ-Юрист. 04.12.2008
"The most important thing - it is necessary to recognise the decisions of courts of last resort as judicial precedents”
4 December
2008