Billionaire`s lawsuit dismissal against Kommersant validatedThe Ninth Commercial Court of Appeals has upheld the dismissal of billionaire Alexander Lebedev and his NRB bank's defamation suit against the Kommersant newspaper's publisher, the papers representative told the Russian Legal Information Agency in court.18:00 28.06.2012
Supreme Court recognizes self-defense right against policeThe Supreme Court has held that individuals are entitled to resist police officers in the event of the unlawful use of force, according to the court plenum's draft resolution.17:45 28.06.2012
Baturina remains witness after interrogationYelena Baturina has retained the status of a witness after her interrogation in the Bank of Moscow embezzlement case, her lawyer Alexander Asnis told the Russian Legal Information Agency on Thursday.17:24 28.06.2012
Court softens collectors' rights limits to recover creditsThe Supreme Court has substantially softened the limits of banks opportunities allowing unlicensed collector agencies to recover credit. The text of the courts plenum decision was approved on Thursday.17:09 28.06.2012
Shareholder wins lawsuit against YUKOS and Rosneft to invalidate $342 mln in loansThe Moscow Commercial Court satisfied on Thursday the Vesta investment companys lawsuit to invalidate four loans totaling $342 million issued by the Luxemburg-based Yukos Capital S.a.r.l. to Yuganskneftegaz in 2004, the court told the Russian Legal Information Agency.16:34 28.06.2012
Courts conceal meaningful information while posting judgments online - expertCourts delete significant information from their rulings while posting them online, thus rendering them irrelevant, Mikhail Pozdnyakov, a research fellow at the European University's Institute for the Rule of Law in St. Petersburg, wrote in an article for the Vedomosti newspaper on Thursday.16:02 28.06.2012
Former MMA fighter`s case postponed until July 9The St. Petersburg Nevsky District Court has postponed until July 9 the hearing of the case of former mixed martial artist Vyacheslav Datsik, accused of robbery and arson attack on a church, as one of his public defenders failed to arrange a meeting with him at the investigative isolation ward, attorney Vadim Dyegterev told journalists on Thursday.15:19 28.06.2012
Rusal Krasnoyarsk lawsuit on energy market regulations dismissedThe Supreme Commercial Court has refused to uphold an appeal by the Rusal Krasnoyarsk company on the rules of the wholesale energy market, the court told the Russian Legal Information Agency.13:33 28.06.2012
Ex-investigators $15m bribe case to be tried by juryThe Moscow City Court jury will hear the case of former Investigative Committee officer Andrey Grivtsov charged with extorting a $15 million bribe, his attorney Vladimir Zherebenkov told the Russian Legal Information Agency on Thursday.12:58 28.06.2012
Major developer's appeal against award for Nordea Bank dismissedThe appeals court has upheld the decision awarding $31.364 million to Nordea Bank from the SU-155 development company as payment for its debts.11:34 28.06.2012
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