According to the court’s president, in connection with the creation of new constituent entities within the Russian Federation, work has been launched to draft relevant laws and statutory acts and to set up a Russian Academy of Justice branch in Crimea. Besides, workshops are being organised for judges, and efforts are made to maintain the functioning of courts.
Mr Lebedev also informed the President that applications have been invited for positions of judges at the new Supreme Court after its merger with the Higher Arbitration Court.