Supreme Court to review cases of Khodorkovsky, his partner LebedevThe Supreme Court has instructed the Meshchansky and Khamovniki district courts to provide it with the case materials based on which former YUKOS CEO Mikhail Khodorkovsky and his business partner, former Menatep chief executive Platon Lebedev were sentenced to long prison terms.13:24 20.03.2013
PACE approves new rules for filing complaints with ECHRThe PACE Committee on Legal Affairs and Human Rights on Tuesday approved a draft protocol that will change the procedure for filing complaints with the European Court of Human Rights and will also seal the principle of subsidiarity.12:10 20.03.2013
ECHR judgment in ex-Yukos Alexei Pichugin’s case becomes finalThe European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) has rejected a request filed by the Russian government to refer to the Grand Chamber a case it had previously lost in the court against former YUKOS Oil security chief Alexei Pichugin.11:24 20.03.2013
London court grants BTA Bank ownership shares in Russian portFinding that Cypriot shell company Usarel Investments Ltd. had knowingly helped disgraced Kazakh banker Mukhtar Ablyazov defraud BTA Bank during his former tenure as its chairman, London’s High Court of Justice held Tuesday that Usarel is liable under Kazakh law to deliver most of its ownership shares in Russia’s Vitino Port to BTA Bank.10:53 20.03.2013
Sweden starts investigation over 'teddy bear' airdrop caseThe Swedish Prosecutor General's Office has launched a criminal investigation into the plane that illegally crossed the border and dropped teddy bears over Belarus.18:40 19.03.2013
Family members dispute decision to drop Magnitsky death probeFamily members of deceased whistleblower Sergei Magnitsky, rejected the claims of Russian investigators that no evidence of criminal activity was found in connection with Magnitsky’s 2009 death in a pre-trial detention center, according to a statement released by the family on the heels of the investigators’ announcement Tuesday.17:41 19.03.2013
Brand protection case against Kraft Foods postponedThe Moscow Commercial Court has postponed until April 10 a Finnish potato chip producer's lawsuit against Kraft Foods over the Taffel brand.17:22 19.03.2013
Lawyer refuses to sign non-disclosure agreement in Bolshoi acid attack caseThe attorney of Andrei Lipatov, who has been accused of involvement in the January 17 acid attack on the Bolshoi Theatre's artistic director Sergei Filin, has refused to sign a non-disclosure agreement.17:00 19.03.2013
Khodorkovsky's partner asks investigators to open case against judgesFormer Menatep CEO and Mikhail Khodorkovsky's business partner Platon Lebedev has petitioned the Investigative Committee to open a criminal case against the Moscow City Court judges who considered the appeal against the Khamovniki District Court's ruling sentencing Lebedev and Khodorkovsky to 14 years in prison.16:17 19.03.2013
Trash metal mayoral candidate slapped with DUIA court in Moscow suburbs town of Mytishchi has upheld the decision to strip the sole remaining member of a legendary Russian thrash metal band of his license for 21 months for drunk driving.15:48 19.03.2013
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