European commissioner supports sending lawyer to Tymoshenko's trialEuropean Commissioner for Enlargement and European Neighborhood Policy Stefan Fule supported on Tuesday European Parliament President Martin Schulz's initiative to send a European lawyer to the hearing of Yulia Tymoshenko's appeal against the "gas case" sentence.16:45 22.05.2012
Pussy Riot members interrogated in judge attackers caseInvestigators have interrogated the Pussy Riot punk gang as witnesses in the case against Andrei Borodin, who attacked the judge handling their case with an ax.16:24 22.05.2012
Nemiroff lawsuit on misuse of company name to be heard on July 13The Moscow Commercial Court will hear on July 13 the Ukrainian Nemiroff company's lawsuit against Nemiroff Vodka Rus to prevent the firm from using its name.15:57 22.05.2012
Russian Railways gets $4.3 mln over train bombingThe Tver Regional Court has satisfied Russian Railways' civil lawsuit against four convicts for $4.3 million in damages after the Nevsky Express train bombing in fall 2009.15:26 22.05.2012
French court postpones case of Russian citizen accused of kidnapping daughterA Tarascon court has postponed until September the hearing into the case of a Russian citizen accused of kidnapping her daughter from her ex-husband.15:02 22.05.2012
Jehovah's Witnesses magazine dispute suspended until May 29The Moscow District Federal Commercial Court has suspended until May 29 its hearing of Jehovah's Witnesses' complaint about the ban on its Awake! and Watchtower magazines in Russia.14:30 22.05.2012
Chechen president's lawsuit against human rights activists set for May 29On May 29, the Moscow Tverskoy District Court will resume hearing the lawsuit of lawyer Andrei Krasnenkov, representing the interests of Chechnya's President Ramzan Kadyrov, against human rights organization, Memorial.14:08 22.05.2012
Lawsuit to quash YUKOS subsidiary's $360 mln loans postponed until May 28The Moscow Commercial Court has declared a recess until May 28 for the hearing of the lawsuit to invalidate four loan agreements between Luxemburg-based Yukos Capital S.a.r.l. and Yuganskneftegaz amounting to $360.5 million.13:29 22.05.2012
Supreme Court chairman disappointed with poor execution of judgmentsSupreme Court chairman Vyacheslav Lebedev, speaking at a judicial council meeting on Tuesday, brought up the issue of poor execution of judgments. He believes this indicates the inefficiency of justice in Russia and reflects very poorly on the entire judicial system.13:00 22.05.2012
Magnitsky relatives's appeal against posthumous prosecution dismissedThe Moscow City Court rejected on Monday the appeal by relatives of Hermitage Capital fund's lawyer Sergei Magnitsky, who died in pret-trial detention, against continuing the criminal case against him.11:46 22.05.2012
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