Managing partner Elena Legashova on judicial practice in customs disputes in Delovoy Petersburg

“Delovoy Petersburg” published a commentary by Elena Legashova in the article “Customs has become less likely to fine businesses in St. Petersburg.”

The author of the article provides statistics on the volume of administrative fines of the North-West Customs Administration in recent years and, with the help of experts, tries to understand the reasons for its decrease in 2024. Also in the article, experts share their opinion on the possibility of appealing decisions in cases of administrative offenses and on established judicial practice in general.

Elena Legashova’s comment is about this: “Judicial practice in most cases in this category of cases is in favor of the customs authorities. This is explained by the fact that the practice is quite established, the customs authorities take it into account in their work, therefore, in cases where there are no significant violations on their part, the department’s decisions remain in force. And the customs authorities are trying to prevent significant violations that were previously brought to the attention of the courts.”

The full text of the article can be found at the link https://www.dp.ru