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Ruling to invalidate former YUKOS subsidiary's loan contracts not to be reconsidered

The Supreme Commercial Court of the Russian Federation has upheld a previous court ruling quashing four Yukos Capital S.a.r.l. agreements on providing Yuganskneftegaz $340 million in loans.

18:03 01.08.2013

McDonald's fined $3,000 for breaking sanitation standards in St. Petersburg

A court in St. Petersburg has granted the claim filed by Russia’s sanitation and consumers rights watchdog, Rospotrebnadzor, and fined McDonald's 100, 000 rubles (app. $3,000) for breaking sanitary standards.

17:41 01.08.2013

Snowden granted temporary asylum in Russia

Edward Snowden has been granted temporary asylum in Russia, valid for one year, and has left Moscow's Sheremetyevo Airport, Wikileaks tweeted Thursday afternoon.

16:14 01.08.2013

US publisher alleges Boston bombing docket unconstitutionally incomplete

US media giant GateHouse Media, Inc. submitted a letter Wednesday to the federal court in Boston complaining that the public docket maintained in the criminal case against Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzkhokhar Tsarnaev is incomplete, in violation of the First Amendment to the US Constitution.

16:14 01.08.2013

Opposition leader Udaltsov to remain under house arrest

The Basmanny District Court has extended Left Front leader Sergei Udaltsov's time under house arrest until October 6, RAPSI reports from the courtroom on Thursday.

13:53 01.08.2013

Lebedev wins $10 million case in aircraft dispute with GE subsidiaries

A company within NRC group controlled by Russian billionaire Alexander Lebedev won a $10 million victory against General Electric (GE) subsidiaries in London’s High Court Wednesday over a deal involving seven Airbus A320 planes. The presiding judge concluded that GE subsidiaries conspired to cause loss by unlawful means to Lebedev’s companies, the judgment obtained by RAPSI reads.

11:49 01.08.2013

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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