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Bank sues popular news portal for defamatory article

The Moscow Commercial Court will hear on May 24 the International Fund Bank's defamation lawsuit against the lifenews.ru portal.

15:18 30.03.2012

Infamous Ponzi scheme founder continues to evade justice

Bailiffs failed to bring the notorious Ponzi scheme founder Sergei Mavrodi to the Moscow Magistrates Court for a hearing.

15:02 30.03.2012

Playboy brand protection dispute to be heard on May 21

The Moscow Commercial Court set March 21 to hold the primary hearings into the Ufa-based Tekhnoservice's lawsuit against the Playboy Enterprises media company, which publishes the famous Playboy magazine.

14:14 30.03.2012

23 international terrorist cells neutralized in 2011

Law enforcement authorities uncovered 23 branches of international terrorist structures and 20 dangerous radical organizations in Russia in 2011, Interior Minister Rashid Nurgaliyev said on Friday.

13:11 30.03.2012

Notorious gay lifestyle ban law enacted

The St. Petersburg law on prohibiting propaganda of homosexuality and pedophilia among under-aged becomes valid.

12:53 30.03.2012

Major insurer fined $3,400 for slander

The court of appeals upheld the decision to fine Russia's largest insurance company Rosgosstrakh $3,400 for disseminating false information about its competitor.

12:38 30.03.2012

Complaints against Magnitsky case records denial to be heard on April 5

The Ostankinsky District Court in Moscow will hear on April 5 two complaints against the investigators' refusal to provide some documents involved in the Magnitsky case to Hermitage Capital investment fund.

12:15 30.03.2012

Russian ship captain detained in Dominican Republic

The police detained Russian-born Vadim Shirokov, the captain of the Carib Vision tanker, arrested in the Dominican Republic in February.

10:28 30.03.2012

City manager charged with bribery to stay behind bars

A judge has extended until July 8 the detention of Stavropol city manager Igor Bestuzhy charged with attempted large-scale bribe taking

10:12 30.03.2012

First Deputy Prime Minister's lawyer may be stripped of license

Chairman of the Moscow City Bar Association (MCBA) Henry Reznik said the claim to strip lawyer Pavel Ivlev of his license should be lodged only by his clients.

18:39 29.03.2012

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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