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Bidder contests $2.6 mln collection for port auctioning failure

Seltekhstroy company appealed a $2.6 million award in favor of the Federal Agency for Government Property Management for disrupting an auction to privatize the controlling share in the Vanino seaport.

13:28 28.03.2012

Defense Ministry's $750k action against shipyard registered in court

The Moscow Commercial Court has registered a lawsuit by the Defense Ministry against the Severnaya Verf shipyard for $750,920.

12:59 28.03.2012

DVD distributor's complaint in $2.4 mln case to be handled on May 2

The Ninth Commercial Appeals Court will consider on May 2 a complaint filed by major DVD distributor СР Digital against court decision awarding the Central Partnership Sales House $2.4 million.

12:37 28.03.2012

Siberian power supplier sues region for $160mln to offset losses

The Krasnoyarsk Territory Commercial Court will hear on April 25 the lawsuit filed by Interregional Distributive Grid Company of Siberia (IDGC of Siberia) against the Krasnoyarsk Territory.

12:17 28.03.2012

U.S. Senate to discuss Magnitsky blacklist

The U.S. Senate's Committee on Foreign Relations may discuss in April a draft law aimed to ban some Russian officials from entering the United States, the committee’s chairman John Kerry said.

11:14 28.03.2012

Bout's attorney requests his client's release upon failure to prove guilt

The defense of Russian businessman Vitktor Bout requested the court to release him because his guilt has not been proven, reads the petition, submitted to the U.S. District Judge Shira Scheindlin.

10:44 28.03.2012

Nutritek's parent company declared bankrupt

The Moscow Commercial Court has declared Nutrinvestholding, the head company of Russia's leading baby food producer Nutritek, bankrupt.

10:25 28.03.2012

Probe into VEB top manager's activity correct

No violations have been found in the investigation of a high-profile case of the Foreign Economic Bank top manager Anatoly Ballo.

10:01 28.03.2012

Dispute between Philip Morris and patent watchdog to be heard on April 19

The Moscow Commercial Court postponed until April 19 the hearing of the lawsuit in which the Philip Morris international tobacco company is disputing the patent watchdog's refusal to register the Optima Zolotaya trademark.

17:55 27.03.2012

Coal producer to pay $587k for environmental damage

A Kuzbass coal-producing company will have to pay more than $587,980 for discharging industrial waste into the Inya River.

17:23 27.03.2012

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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