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Fruit company affiliate's bankruptcy case to be heard on May 15

The St. Petersburg and Leningrad Regional Commercial Court will handle on May 15 Bonanza International's application for own bankruptcy.

16:03 16.04.2012

Lawsuit to nullify Tele2 GSM licenses to be heard on April 23

The Moscow Commercial Court will hear on April 23 the STREAMTONE and Geocom companies' lawsuit to nullify the Tele2 subsidiaries' licenses on rendering the GSM-1800 services.

15:38 16.04.2012

Poland to dispute European court's decision in Katyn case

An attorney representing relatives of the Polish military prisoners executed in Katyn is partially satisfied with the European Court of Human Rights' decision in their appeal against the Russian government.

15:12 16.04.2012

Over 1,000 people register for international legal forum in St. Petersburg

Over 1,000 people have registered so far to take part in the international legal forum in mid-May in St. Petersburg.

14:41 16.04.2012

Russia provides insufficient information about executed Polish POWs - ECHR

The European Court of Human Rights has held that the Russian government failed to provide sufficient information to the relatives of the Polish prisoners of war executed in Katyn in 1940.

14:05 16.04.2012

Action against RuTube for Khodorkovsky film dismissed

The Moscow District Federal Commercial Court validated the dismissal of Pravda.Ru's lawsuit to recover $40,500 in damages from RuTube for distributing Andrey Karaulov's film, "Khodorkovsky. Pipes/Corpses".

13:53 16.04.2012

Defense Ministry loses $4.3 mln suit against Khrunichev space center

The Ninth Commercial Court of Appeals upheld the dismissal of the Defense Ministrys $4.3 million lawsuit against the Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center.

13:17 16.04.2012

Multimillion dispute between Moscow airports to be heard on May 28

The Moscow Commercial Court postponed until May 28 its hearing of a lawsuit filed by Domodedovo Airport Commercial Agency against Vnukovo Airport to recover $10mln in debt owed by Krasnoyarsk Airlines.

12:51 16.04.2012

Moscow government challenges $11.7 mln award for developer

The Moscow government has contested the decision to award Glavmosstroy construction company $11.7 in damages from the mayor's office.

12:25 16.04.2012

Mayoral candidate challenges controversial election results

Astrakhan's Kirovsky District Court accepted on Monday a petition filed by former Astrakhan mayoral candidate Oleg Shein to invalidate the elections.

11:45 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