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Navalny's appeal of claim dismissal against Rosneft to be heard on August 2

The Ninth Commercial Appellate Court will hear an appeal filed by Rosneft minority shareholder and renowned whistleblower Alexey Navalny on August 2 against the rejection of his request for corporate documents.

14:27 06.07.2012

Bout's wife submits extradition documents to Justice Ministry

Convicted arms dealer Viktor Bout's wife Alla has submitted to the Justice Ministry the documents required for filing an application for her husband's extradition.

14:03 06.07.2012

Moscow riot participant to remain under arrest

On Friday, the Moscow City Court left the decision of the Moscow Basmanny District Court unamended, which ordered Mikhail Kosenko to be kept in custody on charges of involvement in the riots in central Moscow.

13:43 06.07.2012

Baturina to contest watchdog-requested ban on land transactions

Yelena Baturina, Russia's richest businesswoman and wife of former Moscow mayor, will challenge the interim relief in the property management watchdog's lawsuit to take control over 16 hectares of Setunskaya's land.

12:52 06.07.2012

Oppositionist's appeal against $30 fine postponed to July 19

The Moscow Zamoskvoretsky District Court pushed back the date to July 19 for the consideration of the appeal by oppositionist and blogger Alexei Navalny, fined 1,000 rubles ($30.73) for non-subordination to police officers during the May 6 rally.

12:19 06.07.2012

Lower house insists on considering parliamentary immunity issue

On Friday, the State Duma refused to remove an issue from its agenda in regard to depriving Communist deputy Vladimir Bessonov of his parliamentary immunity.

11:57 06.07.2012

Russian public figures plea to renounce juvenile justice system

Forty three individuals - Russian academics and cultural workers - submitted an open letter to the president, government and parliament in which they speak against the implementation of a new juvenile justice system.

11:35 06.07.2012

Constitutional Court to rule on Russia's accession to WTO on July 9

On July 9 the Constitutional Court will announce its ruling on the constitutional compliance of the as yet unratified protocol on Russia's accession to the World Trade Organization.

10:17 06.07.2012

Presentations in former YUKOS co-owner's trial to begin on July 11

The Zamoskvoretsky District Court will open on July 11 the presentations in the criminal case against former YUKOS co-owner Vladimir Dubov, who has been charged with embezzling state funds.

18:22 05.07.2012

Yukos Capital's $92.4 mln lawsuit to be considered on July 17

The Eleventh Commercial Court of Appeals in Samara has postponed until July 17 its consideration of the appeal against a court decision invalidating a loan agreement worth $92.41million between Luxemburg's Yukos Capital S.a.r.l. and Rosneft's Samareneftegaz.

17:50 05.07.2012

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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