Twelve Moscow 2012 Riots case suspects to stand trial on June 6The Zamoskvoretsky District Court in Moscow has scheduled the hearing on last year's Bolotnaya Square riots for June 6. The court will hear a case against 12 activists involved in the riots.17:15 28.05.2013
Pussy Riot's Alyokhina continues hunger strikePussy Riot member Maria Alyokhina, who is serving a two-year prison sentence, is continuing her hunger strike to protest the Berezniki City Court’s refusal to allow her to attend her parole appeals hearing.16:32 28.05.2013
Business ombudsman backs IKEA in tax disputeBusiness ombudsman Boris Titov has sent a motion to Supreme Commercial Court Chairman Anton Ivanov to support household goods retailer IKEA in a 500 million ruble ($16 million) tax dispute.15:13 28.05.2013
Bank of Moscow may sue former CEO for EUR 282.6 millionIf the Bank of Moscow decides to sue its former chief executive Andrei Borodin, it will claim CHF 354 million, around EUR 282.6 million, the sum total of the money in Borodins frozen Swiss bank accounts.10:49 28.05.2013
Egyptian interior minister gets two years for disobeying court rulingsA Cairo district court sentenced Egyptian Interior Minister Mohamed Ibrahim to two years in prison for disobeying court decisions.10:12 28.05.2013
Russian Supreme Commercial Court head urges introduction of jury trialSupreme Commercial Court Chairman Anton Ivanov advocated Monday for the introduction of jury trials to Russia's commercial court system as a means of increasing public trust in the Russian judiciary.17:15 27.05.2013
Prosecutors prep for trial against 12 protestors in 2012 Moscow RiotsA criminal case against 12 people suspected of provoking mass unrest in Moscow on May 6, 2012 has been filed with the Zamoskvoretsky District Court in Moscow, the court's press secretary Yevgenia Pazukhina told RAPSI Monday.15:53 27.05.2013
Troubled Liepajas Metalurgs smelter seeks legal protectionThe ailing Latvian smelter Liepajas Metalurgs has turned to a Liepaja court for legal protection, the company reported in a statement on Monday.15:07 27.05.2013
Russian yoga cult leader's 11-year sentence upheldThe Novosibirsk Regional Court has rejected an appeal filed by Konstantin Rudnev, the former leader of the Ashram Shambala religious cult, thus upholding his 11-year prison sentence.14:35 27.05.2013
Russian mogul's case in Cambodia to continue past July - attorneyThe hearing of Russian businessman Sergei Polonsky's case in Cambodia is unlikely to end before the general elections on July 28.13:44 27.05.2013
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