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$152,863 charged in Bolshoi Theater suit for illegal use of its brand name

The Ninth Commercial Court of Appeals has charged SnabService company and bolshoi.me site administrator Andrei Khartanyuk 5 million rubles ($152,863) in a suit filed by the Bolshoi Theater, prohibiting the use of the Bolshoi brand name on the site and in the domain name.

17:45 01.07.2013

Russian Authors Society appeals $17 mln tax claim at Supreme Commercial Court

The Russian Authors Society has filed an appeal with the Supreme Commercial Court against a lower court ruling that backed around 90% of a 560.102 million rubles ($17.1 million) tax claim.

17:21 01.07.2013

Group that promoted extremism online exposed in Kyrgyzstan

The Interior Ministry of Kyrgyzstan has halted the activities of a group that promoted extremist religious ideas on social networks, the ministry's press office reported on Monday.

17:14 01.07.2013

Raiffeisenbank appeal dismissed in billion ruble JFC loan deal suit

The Thirteenth Commercial Court of Appeals has dismissed a complaint filed by Raiffeisenbank against the lower court's refusal to invalidate a loan agreement worth 1 billion rubles ($30.6 million) signed between the subsidiaries of fruit importer JFC.

16:50 01.07.2013

Ex-Ukrainian Interior Minister fails in bid to prosecute prosecutors, judges

The Kievo-Svyatoshinsky District Court in the Kiev Region has rejected a motion filed by former Ukrainian Interior Minister Yuri Lutsenko on refusal of the Prosecutor General's Office investigator to open criminal case against the prosecutors and judges who issued the orders to detain and arrest him.

16:14 01.07.2013

Justice Ministry says it will not raid every NGO reported by authorities

The Justice Ministry will not launch a surprise inspection of every non-governmental organization (NGO) that the state authorities report, a ministry official said on Monday. The raids will be based on common sense.

13:57 01.07.2013

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Russian courts allowed not to implement rulings of Europe's human rights court

Russia's Supreme Court proposed not to implement rulings of the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) and the provisions of the European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms (ECHR).

12:53 09.12.2025

Redomiciliation stalls: How sanctions are shaping new practices for Russian companies

The mechanism for redomiciliating foreign companies to Russian jurisdiction, in effect since 2018, has recently encountered serious obstacles. Taking into account the background of sanctions-related restrictions introduced in 2022 through 2025, it has become extremely difficult to achieve the goal. The situation gave rise to the phenomenon of dual domicile and led to a rise in the number of new litigations, both in Russia and abroad.

12:32 09.12.2025

Soldiers jailed for killing US journalist Russell Bentley

A military court in Donetsk sentenced three soldiers to up to 12 years in prison for torturing and killing Russell Bentley, a 63-year-old U.S. national who collaborated with Sputnik news agency.

14:05 08.12.2025