This methodology applies to Smart Global Capital legal navigators, legislative overviews, judicial materials and related editorial explanations. It is intended to let a reader identify where a text came from, what status it has, when it was checked and where an editorial conclusion begins and ends.
We separate official documents, translations and our own commentary. A document enters the navigator only after its source, issuing authority, identity and relevant version have been checked, not merely because it can be found through search.
Source hierarchy
A higher-ranking source carries more weight when establishing the text and status of a rule. A lower-level source does not replace the official instrument.
The official gazette, legislature, government register or another publication given official status by the relevant legal system. Where versions differ, verification starts with the text in the official language.
Official court, regulator, ministry, tax or customs websites are used for decisions, delegated legislation, forms, notices and commencement information.
Guides, circulars, responses and FAQs may explain administrative practice. We identify them as guidance rather than treating them as binding legislation.
Academic and professional publications may assist discovery and cross-checking but do not replace primary sources. Third-party commentary and presentation are not copied.
Official text and translations
An official text is reproduced or quoted with the authority and source link identified. A government translation is labelled as such; whether it is authoritative or informational depends on the issuing authority's statement, not simply on its appearance on a government website.
An SGC translation is an independent editorial translation for navigation. It is expressly marked as unofficial, is never presented as an authentic text and does not replace the original. Ambiguity, disputes and legally significant action require verification against the official text and the terminology of the applicable law.
Versions, amendments and consolidation
We check the instrument title and number, issuing authority, adoption, publication and commencement dates, available amendments, transitional provisions, suspension and repeal. Related instruments are reviewed where the principal text cannot be understood correctly without them.
An official consolidated text is distinguished from an editorial compilation. If no reliable official consolidation is available, we do not present a merged text as official: the base version, known amendments, limits of verification and latest legal-review date are stated.
Judicial materials and reporting restrictions
Priority is given to the official court register, court website and published judgment. A record identifies the court, date, case number or other identifier and procedural status where confirmed. An editorial summary is kept separate from the judgment, and the weight or binding effect of a decision is assessed under the rules of the relevant jurisdiction.
We respect anonymisation, publication bans, closed proceedings, reporting restrictions and other access limits. Restricted text is not republished to circumvent those rules; any permitted editorial account is independently written and does not expose protected information.
Legal review and review date
The legal-review date records when the editorial team last checked the key official sources and document status. It does not imply that no amendment, judgment or new guidance could have appeared afterwards.
A new review is triggered by a detected amendment, a change to an official page, material judicial or regulatory development, a reader report, or use in a specific engagement. The law is checked again as at the relevant date before a transaction, filing or dispute step.
Correction policy
Potential errors may be reported to info@s-martgroup.ru. Please include the page URL, the passage in question and, where possible, a link to an official source. Every substantive report is checked against primary material.
Confirmed material errors are corrected without undue delay. We update the review date and, where the nature of the change matters to understanding the page, explain the correction. Editorial revision is not used to conceal a change in legal position.
Document rights and independent presentation
Rights and permitted use of official documents are governed by applicable law and the publishing authority's terms. Linking to a document does not claim ownership; its source and status are identified as precisely as reasonably possible.
We do not copy the layout, selection, translation or commentary of third-party publishers. Our translations and explanations are independently prepared. Necessary extracts are used proportionately, with attribution and without presenting another person's material as our own.
Not individual legal advice
The Legal Navigator is a research and general-information resource. It cannot account for every fact, document, deadline, conflict-of-laws rule, tax residence or procedural circumstance of a particular user and is not a legal, tax or investment opinion.
A separate review of the applicable law and facts is required before a decision is made. Viewing a page or reporting an error does not by itself create a lawyer-client or advisory relationship.