The President signed Federal Law On Alternative Procedure of Dispute Settlement with Participation of a Mediator (Mediation Procedure).

Dmitry Medvedev discussed the current state of Russia’s judicial system and examined its development prospects with the heads of the country’s highest courts, the Prosecutor General’s Office, and the Justice Ministry.

During the videoconference members of the Government and the judiciary, and a number of regional governors reported on execution of instructions issued by Dmitry Medvedev.

In his opening remarks at the meeting, Dmitry Medvedev proposed discussing ways to make court proceedings more effective. The matters examined included proposals for improving the work of the Constitutional Court and general jurisdiction courts, changes to tax and civil-procedural legislation giving tax authorities the right to collect taxes, fees, penalties and fines within set limits without a court decision, and new legislation on economic crimes.

Dmitry Medvedev signed Federal Law On Compensation for Violation of the Right to Trial within a Reasonable Time or the Right to Judgment Enforcement within a Reasonable Time.