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Supreme Court doubts jury panels in administrative cases

The Supreme Court does not consider it necessary for jurors to investigate cases concerning administrative violations, including those on individuals taking part in unauthorized rallies, the court has written in response to Right Cause leader Andrei Dunayev's appeal.

17:37 05.07.2012

Claims against JFC worth $559 mln to be heard on September 10

The St. Petersburg and Leningrad Regional Commercial Court will hear applications filed by the JFC Group's creditors on September 10 to enter $559.09 million in debt into the list of creditors.

17:05 05.07.2012

Foreign Economic Bank sues developer for $145.5 mln

The Moscow Commercial Court accepted the Foreign Economic Banks (VEB) action against the Don-Stroy development company to recover $145.5 million in debt.

16:46 05.07.2012

Bashneft appeals against ruling over major oil field license

Bashneft oil company has appealed against the judgment dismissing its minority shareholders’ lawsuit over the Trebs and Titov oil fields. Shareholders claimed to reverse the mineral resource regulator’s order to transfer the license to the oil fields to Bashneft-Polyus.

16:26 05.07.2012

Investigation extended in Bank of Moscow case

The investigation into the criminal case involving former Bank of Moscow head Andrei Borodin and his deputy Dmitry Akulinin has been extended until October 10.

16:01 05.07.2012

Tycoon's bank appeals against its $10.8 mln lawsuit dismissal

The Supreme Commercial Court registered the National Reserve Bank's (NRB) appeal to reconsider $10.8 million lawsuit dismissal in compensation for reputation damage from the Federal Security Service.

15:35 05.07.2012

Chief investigator demands explanations on opposition leader's case closure

Investigative Committee head Alexander Bastrykin has asked its branch in the Kirov region to explain why a criminal case against opposition leader Alexey Navalny was closed.

15:01 05.07.2012

Logistics park challenges $57.5 mln plus 75.9 mln euro award for AMT Bank

The Moscow Commercial Court has accepted the Kolpino Logistics Park's appeal against awarding AMT Bank $57.5 million and 75.9 million euro.

14:20 05.07.2012

Russia hopes for fair sentence to its citizens in Libya

Russia hopes the Libyan authorities will fairly consider the appeal against the sentences of several Russian citizens detained in the country.

13:42 05.07.2012

Foreign agent status of non-profit entities to be considered on July 6

On July 6, the Parliament will review a draft law categorizing non-profit organizations with political leanings as foreign agents if they are financed from abroad.

13:15 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