Trial & Litigation

$58 mln award to defrauded Silvinite shareholder upheld

The Seventeenth Commercial Court of Appeals has upheld a court decision awarding former Silvinite shareholder Anatoly Lomakin $58.2 million from the Uralkali calcium chloride producer and the Computershare Registrar.

15:41 22.03.2012

ECHR's landmark ruling enters into force

The European Court of Human Rights' Grand Chamber has held for the court's earlier judgment in favor of Russian serviceman Konstantin Markin.

15:19 22.03.2012

Lithuanian authorities to investigate infamous ponzi scheme

The Lithuanian Prosecutor General's Office has started investigating the MMM-2011 pyramid scheme founded by renowned businessman Sergei Mavrodi.

14:38 22.03.2012

DVD distributor appeals recovery of $2.37mln

The CP Digital film distributor has filed an appeal against the Moscow Commercial Court's decision to recover from the company $2.37 million for Central Partnership Sales House.

13:54 22.03.2012

Appeal against resumption of Magnitsky's case to be heard on April 3

The Moscow Ostankinsky District Court suspended until April 3 its hearing of another complaint filed by relatives of deceased Hermitage Capital Management Fund lawyer Sergei Magnitsky, against the resumption of a criminal case against him.

12:15 22.03.2012

Khodorkovsky documentary distribution suit to continue on April 16

The Moscow District Federal Commercial Court will hear on April 16 an appeal against the adverse judgment in the lawsuit for $41,000 in damages from RuTube for distributing Andrey Karaulov's film "Khodorkovsky. Pipes/Corpses".

11:45 22.03.2012

London court to consider extradition of Russian businessman

The Westminster Magistrates Court in London will consider on Thursday the case on the extradition of former shareholders of Lithuanian Snoras bank.

10:32 22.03.2012

U.S. suspends Bout's sentencing again

The New York court has postponed the sentencing of Viktor Bout until April 5.

10:04 22.03.2012

Commerce Chamber proposes lifetime dismissal for corruption

The Chamber of Commerce and Industry has proposed to impose a lifetime dismissal from office for officials and public servants convicted of serious corruption offenses.

17:58 21.03.2012

Pollution probe in Moscow reveals multimillion damages

Moscow investigators have initiated a case against a company for polluting the environment, which resulted in a multimillion loss.

17:06 21.03.2012

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Bill on establishing Military Ombudsman post submitted to Russia’s State Duma

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