Maintenance of Russian road communications takes huge volumes of funding each year, while results are sometimes difficult to be seen: a newly-mended road quite often needs more mending in some months. To get information on budget expenditures on road construction and maintenance is a way for citizens to control this field. In Novosibirsk, a court decision appeared to be needed to get the data in question.

Legal attorney has right to access to materials of the case he/she takes part in. Court states that legal attorney has right to access to materials of the case he/she takes part in. However, investigator continues issuing statements prohibiting information access. Is there any logic?

On July 1, 2010, the new Russian law on access to information on court activities comes into force. However, some its provisions cause ambivalent response of judges and of wide public.