Abstract
The article presents the main provisions of the reform of the civil law and the Russian Federation legislation as a central theme of the Round table discussion "The reform of the civil law: problems of theory, legislation and judicial practice", held on April 8, 2016 in the Kutafin Moscow State Law University (MSAL) as part of III Moscow Legal Forum. It has been several years since the changes of the liability law in Russia. Civil doctrine and practice in a number of controversial issues was developed during this period. The article discusses the main aspects of the participants' reports at the Round table discussion devoted to theoretical and practical problems with regard to the civil law reform, in particular, the issues related to the principles of civil law, a new kind of bank account - an escrow account, the proposed construction in succession and property law, recognition of transactions void, sources of civil rights, protection of civil rights.