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Appeal in VimpelCom's $32 mln tax dispute to be heard on April 12

The Ninth Commercial Court of Appeals will consider on April 12 a complaint on the invalidation of a supplemental $32 million tax charge against the VimpelCom mobile services provider.

17:26 02.04.2012

Patent service denies protection to FORMULA 1 trademark

The Federal Service for Intellectual Property has denied legal protection for the FORMULA 1 trademark owned by the major automobile chemical goods manufacturer Northern Labs, Inc.

17:05 02.04.2012

Internet providers might be punished for violating copyright

Internet providers will soon bear responsibility for violating intellectual property rights. A new article is being introduced into the Civil Code stipulating general principles of responsibility for information mediators.

16:25 02.04.2012

Foreign lawyers employment might boost investments into Russia

Justice Minister Alexander Konovalov believes the establishment of commercial courts with foreign lawyers will boost foreign investments in Russia.

16:09 02.04.2012

Inteco's $4.4 mln lawsuit against Moscow government postponed

The Moscow Commercial Court has postponed its hearing of the Inteco construction company's lawsuit for $4.4 million in damages from the Moscow government.

14:55 02.04.2012

Rostelecom's action against antimonopoly watchdog to heard on April 19

The St. Petersburg Commercial Court has suspended until April 19 its hearing of a lawsuit filed by Russia's leading long-distance telephony provider Rostelecom to revoke the antimonopoly watchdog's resolution that it violated antitrust law.

14:19 02.04.2012

Criteria on judges' responsibility to be made less ambiguous

A working group at the Justice Ministry will submit recommendations to improve legislation on the disciplinary responsibility of judges.

13:58 02.04.2012

Stena RoRo $41mn action against shipbuilder to be handled on May 14

The St. Petersburg and Leningrad Region Commercial Court will hear on May 14 a request by Sweden's Stena RoRo AB to include a $41 million debt due from Baltiysky Zavod shipyard in its schedule of accounts payable.

13:30 02.04.2012

Mezhprombank client's $3 bn claim won't be reconsidered

The Supreme Commercial Court has dismissed a request filed by Mezhprombank depositor Sergei Yarlominski to reconsider court decisions refusing to include his $3.11bln claims in the bank's schedule of accounts payable.

13:03 02.04.2012

Khodorkovsky's partner granted no compensation for illegal arrest

The Moscow Tverskoy District Court refused on Monday to obligate the Finance Ministry to pay compensation to former Menatep head Platon Lebedev for illegal three-month detention in 2010.

12:42 02.04.2012

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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