Prosecution holds sufficient evidence to charge Tymoshenko with MP's murderThe Prosecutor General's Office has obtained enough evidence to charge former Prime Minister of Ukraine Yulia Tymoshenko with the murder in 1996 of Evhen Shcherban, a prominent businessman and member of parliament. The agency is ready to present its evidence in court, announced Renat Kuzmin, First Deputy Prosecutor General of Ukraine.16:45 13.06.2013
Skolkovo foundation contests collection of $2.5 million for project designerA Moscow commercial court has accepted the Skolkovo Foundation's appeal against the court ruling to collect over 80 million rubles ($2.5 million) in debt upon the request of the Cognitive Technologies company, which designed the Smart City Skolkovo concept.16:09 13.06.2013
Russian opposition activist Alexei Navalny remains under restriction noticeRussian anti-corruption whistleblower Alexei Navalny to remain under restriction notice afterKirov's Leninsky District Court chose to turn down a motion for the activist's detainment filed by prosecutors.15:18 13.06.2013
Moscow court shuts down ICOCRIM officeThe Tagansky District Court has closed the Russian branch of the International Committee on the Fight Against Terrorism, Organized Crime and Corruption (ICOCRIM) chaired by Anatoly Remizov.14:41 13.06.2013
Russian company appeals brand ruling in favor of 20th Century FoxThe Ninth Commercial Appeals Court has registered an appeal filed by the Begushchy Gorod (Running City) sports company against the ruling that canceled the legal protection of its PoBeGi trademark.14:05 13.06.2013
Tunisian court sentences Femen activists to 4 months in jailA court in Tunis has sentenced three European feminists to four months and one day in prison for staging a topless protest outside the Tunisian Palace of Justice on May 29.10:11 13.06.2013
Juries in Russian Commercial Courts: details of the initiativeAnton Ivanov, Chairman of the Supreme Commercial Court, wants elements of a jury trial introduced into the commercial litigation process. The initiative was announced at an Expert Council meeting held by Boris Titov, the Commissioner for Entrepreneurs’ Rights. The response of the experts at the meeting led Ivanov to conclude that an appropriate law should be drafted. However, although the initiative’s strategic aim is to increase trust in the judiciary and in commercial courts by increasing the public’s role in rulings, experts voiced skepticism about the idea in a conversation with RAPSI.16:54 11.06.2013
Prosecutors finish presenting evidence in Navalny's timber embezzlement caseThe state prosecutors have finished presenting evidence to the Leninsky District Court in Kirov against renowned whistleblower Alexei Navalny and Pyotr Ofitserov, who have been charged with embezzling funds from the Kirovles timber company.16:03 11.06.2013
France Telecom-Orange CEO remains in custody in Tapie-Lagarde caseThe French authorities have extended the detention of France Telecom-Orange CEO Stephane Richard as part of the investigation into the case of former IMF chief Christine Lagarde.14:55 11.06.2013
Spanish court rules to extradite Russian banker - reportThe Supreme Court of Spain has decided to extradite Ilya Khaikin, former board chairman of Vneshagrobank and a director at Diskont Bank, suspected of seizing land in the Moscow Region.12:29 11.06.2013
Ookla LLC loses court challenge against fine for data storage violationsA Russian court said on Tuesday it had rejected a complaint filed by Ookla LLC against a 1-million ruble fine for not storing the personal data of Russian users in databases on Russian territory.17:20 17.01.2023
Russian Justice Ministry vows to improve jail conditionsRussia's Ministry of Justice has unveiled its proposals aimed at amending the internal rules of pre-trial detention centers and correctional facilities.15:29 13.01.2023
Bill on establishing Military Ombudsman post submitted to Russia’s State DumaLawmakers representing the New People party in the lower house of the Russian parliament have submitted to the State Duma a bill envisaging the introduction of the post of military ombudsman.16:17 12.10.2022