NGO to challenge US ownership of Alaska in Russian court Apr. 29The Moscow Commercial Court has ordered the Russian Orthodox Church NGO Pchyolki to provide additional documents for its claim against the US governments purchase of Alaska and has postponed the case until April 29.14:10 01.04.2013
India rejects Novartis cancer-drug patentIn a judgment released Monday, the Supreme Court of India refused to extend patent protection for Novartis cancer drug Glivec. The court noted that it was stretched between the policy goals of protecting the pioneering of new medicine and promoting public health.13:37 01.04.2013
Supreme Court to consider expelled Duma deputy's complaint on April 11The Supreme Court's appeals board will meet on April 11 to consider the complaint filed by former State Duma deputy Gennady Gudkov, who was stripped of his mandate in September.11:19 01.04.2013
Ghaddafi's cousin refuses to talk with Egyptian prosecutorsAhmed Ghaddafi Al-Dam, the late Libyan dictator Muammar Ghaddafi's cousin, refused to talk with Egyptian prosecutors and was sent back to the Torah prison near Cairo.10:40 01.04.2013
Dolce & Gabbana fined €343 million for tax evasionThe Milan Court of Appeals on Saturday found Italian fashion designers Domenico Dolce and Stefano Gabbana guilty of 1 billion euro tax evasion and fined them €343 million10:11 01.04.2013
US court dismisses fraud claim against Russia’s Gulfstream SecurityA US federal court in New York dismissed claims filed by businessman Leo Raizberg asserting that he had fallen victim to a Russian security firm’s fraudulent investment scheme.18:43 29.03.2013
Former Bosnian Serb commander sentenced to 45 yearsA Bosnian court has sentenced former Bosnian Serb paramilitary commander Veselin Vlahovic to the maximum sentence of 45 years in prison for crimes against humanity.18:18 29.03.2013
Leftist activists, Georgian politician named organizers of May 6 riotsThe investigator who filed a request with the Basmanny District Court to prolong the arrest of Leonid Razvozzhayev has named him, Konstantin Lebedev, Sergei Udaltsov and Givi Targamadze as the organizers of the mass riots that took place during a rally on May 6, 2012.17:24 29.03.2013
Worldwide arrest of Marshall Capital assets liftedThe international arrest injunction has been lifted against Konstantin Malofeyev's Marshall Capital Fund (MarCap), the fund reported in a statement on Friday.17:01 29.03.2013
Investigators probe $32 mln e-bracelet fraudA criminal case has been opened into suspected fraudulent financial operations inside Russia’s Federal Penitentiary Service (FSIN) involving the purchase of electronic tracking devices for tagging convicts.16:37 29.03.2013
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