Raiffeisenbank appeals refusal to nullify JFC loan dealThe Thirteenth Commercial Court of Appeals has agreed to hear a Raiffeisenbank appeal of a lower court ruling that refused to invalidate a one-billion-ruble loan contract between JFC spin-off companies.14:15 16.05.2013
Bout seeks hearing on due process violations, citing high-level US political agendaViktor Bout filed a brief Wednesday with the US Appeals Court for the Second Circuit seeking a remand for a hearing on the violation of his due process rights, and asserting that “conspiracy to commit reckless murder” is not, in fact, a crime.13:11 16.05.2013
Russian supermarket chain prohibited from using Adidas trademarkThe Federal Commercial Court of the Moscow District has upheld a lower court's decision prohibiting X5 Retail Group's supermarket chain Perekrestok from using the three-stripe trademark of Adidas AG.12:59 16.05.2013
Lower House adopts bill on drug tests in schoolsThe State Duma adopted a bill on testing school students for the use of drugs and psychotropic substances on Wednesday.10:15 16.05.2013
Opposition whistleblower Alexei Navalny on trial. Day 6 – live coverageKirov district court is again being rocked by the embezzlement proceedings pending against Russian opposition activist and anti-corruption blogger Alexei Navalny Thursday, and RAPSI is on-hand to provide of-the-moment coverage of the latest developments in the high-profile trial.19:10 15.05.2013
Russian court rejects slander suit against Izvestia over Firefox brandThe Moscow Commercial Court has rejected a slander lawsuit filed by the SaleNames domain registrar against Russian news daily Izvestia challenging a story describing a dispute over the Firefox brand, RAPSI reports from the courtroom on Wednesday.17:43 15.05.2013
Khodorkovsky and Lebedev may be released this year – lawyerPlaton Lebedev, who was sentenced to 11 years in prison for oil theft, and his former business partner Mikhail Khodorkovsky will be released in a planned amnesty for businessmen convicted of economic crimes, Lebedev’s attorney Vladimir Krasnov said.14:56 15.05.2013
Russian convicts will be sent to prisons on shorter termsPrison sentences will be shorter than sentences served in penal colonies, but it will not be an easy ride, Justice Minister Alexander Konovalov said at a briefing on Wednesday.14:08 15.05.2013
Russian Academy of Sciences to help prosecutors protect intellectual propertyProsecutor General Yuri Chaika and Russian Academy of Sciences President Yuri Osipov signed a cooperation agreement on Wednesday. According to the agreement, the academics will provide assistance to the Prosecutor General's Office in its law-enforcement activity.13:28 15.05.2013
Kyrgyzstan asks US to explain the dismissal of Maxim Bakiyev's prosecutionKyrgyzstan has requested an explanation from the United States as to why the investigation against Maxim Bakiyev, the son of the former Kyrgyz President, has been closed.12:55 15.05.2013
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