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Former university president gets 5 years for $2.5mln embezzlement

A Moscow court sentenced a former head of the Moscow State Institute of State and Corporate Management to 5.5 years in prison. Andrei Zvyagin embezzled circa $2.5 million together with his accomplices.

13:00 17.04.2012

Complaint about investigator's conduct in Magnitsky case rejected

A Moscow court has rejected a complaint against investigator Boris Kiris, who, according to lawyer Igor Vasin, failed to include an independent experts' report in the Sergei Magnitsky tax evasion case.

12:38 17.04.2012

Major developer appeals $31mln award to Nordea Bank

The Ninth Commercial Court of Appeals postponed until May 15 the hearing of the SU-155 development company's appeal against the Moscow Commercial Court's decision to award Nordea Bank $31.364 million in debts.

12:17 17.04.2012

Appeal in copyright dispute between major publishers to be heard on April 26

The Moscow District Federal Commercial Court has suspended until April 26 its hearing of an appeal filed by the Astrel publishing house against court decision awarding Terra publisher $285,600.

11:53 17.04.2012

Investbank sues Latvian airBaltic for 17.4 mln euros

AKB Investbank has filed three lawsuits amounting to a total of 17.4 million euros against Latvian national airline Air Baltic Corporation (airBaltic) and Baltijas Aviacijas Sistemas (BAS).

11:22 17.04.2012

Russia's largest bank seeks $47.4 mln from fruit supplier in court

The St. Petersburg Commercial Court has registered Sberbank's lawsuit against Cargo JFC (part of the JFC group) to recover $47.4 million of debt.

10:51 17.04.2012

Police corner suspects bleeding state budget of $16.8 mln

The police have identified a criminal group suspected of stealing a minimum of $16.8 million from the federal budget.

10:34 17.04.2012

Tax claims against IT company for $97mln to be heard on April 27

The Moscow Commercial Court postponed until April 27 the hearing of a top IT company's lawsuit to cancel the tax authorities' decision that it must pay $97.2 million to the budget.

17:43 16.04.2012

Lawsuit to declare Berezovsky's letter extremist to be heard on April 19

Moscow's Kamovnichesky District Court rescheduled on Monday until April 19 its hearing of a lawsuit to declare self-exiled oligarch Boris Berezovskys letter extremist.

16:41 16.04.2012

Arrest of ex-prosecutor involved in casino case extended

The Moscow City Court has extended until July 4 the arrest of former Moscow regional prosecutor Oleg Basylyan, who was charged with involvement in an illegal casino ring.

16:24 16.04.2012

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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