On May 19, 2025, Nikita Filippov, Head of the MCBA “Bureau of Lawyers “De jure”, lawyer, made a report at the St. Petersburg International Legal Forum, as part of a session dedicated to improving legislation in concession agreements in the field of housing and communal services.

In his speech, the lawyer allocated key changes, entering into force on September 2025:

• A ban on the participation of the State Unitary Enterprise, Municipal Unitary Enterprises and budgetary institutions as concessionaires;
• Tightening the requirements for the experience of concessionaires and expanding the list of significant violations;
• A new procedure for signing agreements with the constituent entities of the Russian Federation;
• Simplified procedure for inclusion of ownerless objects without coordination with the FAS.

Nikita Filippov paid special attention to preserved systemic problems: low investment attractiveness, imbalance in the distribution of risks, financial instability and difficulties of control. As a decision, the lawyer proposed a set of measures, the main innovation among which he called the introduction of a mandatory pre -trial settlement of disputes.

“Now every third concession agreement ends in litigation — this is 100-150 disputes annually only in the housing and communal services sector. At the same time, the average case review period is 1-2 years, and court costs significantly reduce the profitability of projects,” Nikita Filippov noted.

The lawyer suggested creating a specialized commission with the participation of representatives of the Ministry of Construction, leading financial institutions (Gazprombank, VEB, VTB, Sber), experts of the National Center for PPP and industry associations. This approach will make it possible to quickly find solutions, offer the parties practical conflict resolution mechanisms and significantly reduce the time and financial costs of all participants in the process.