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Rosneft awarded $103k in trademark infringement case

The Ninth Commercial Court of Appeals has upheld the lower court's decision to charge a large fuel company $103,000 for illegally using the Rosneft oil company's trademark.

17:23 22.03.2012

Wrongfully convicted Ukrainian spent eight years in jail

A man who was kept in jail for almost eight years for a murder that he did not commit was released on Thursday, Ukraine's Penitentiary Service reports.

16:22 22.03.2012

Convict is not obliged to pay expert appraisal costs

The fee for conducting expert appraisals in a criminal case are not included in the legal costs and for this reason should not be compensated for at the convict's expense.

16:10 22.03.2012

$58 mln award to defrauded Silvinite shareholder upheld

The Seventeenth Commercial Court of Appeals has upheld a court decision awarding former Silvinite shareholder Anatoly Lomakin $58.2 million from the Uralkali calcium chloride producer and the Computershare Registrar.

15:41 22.03.2012

ECHR's landmark ruling enters into force

The European Court of Human Rights' Grand Chamber has held for the court's earlier judgment in favor of Russian serviceman Konstantin Markin.

15:19 22.03.2012

Lithuanian authorities to investigate infamous ponzi scheme

The Lithuanian Prosecutor General's Office has started investigating the MMM-2011 pyramid scheme founded by renowned businessman Sergei Mavrodi.

14:38 22.03.2012

DVD distributor appeals recovery of $2.37mln

The CP Digital film distributor has filed an appeal against the Moscow Commercial Court's decision to recover from the company $2.37 million for Central Partnership Sales House.

13:54 22.03.2012

Appeal against resumption of Magnitsky's case to be heard on April 3

The Moscow Ostankinsky District Court suspended until April 3 its hearing of another complaint filed by relatives of deceased Hermitage Capital Management Fund lawyer Sergei Magnitsky, against the resumption of a criminal case against him.

12:15 22.03.2012

Khodorkovsky documentary distribution suit to continue on April 16

The Moscow District Federal Commercial Court will hear on April 16 an appeal against the adverse judgment in the lawsuit for $41,000 in damages from RuTube for distributing Andrey Karaulov's film "Khodorkovsky. Pipes/Corpses".

11:45 22.03.2012

London court to consider extradition of Russian businessman

The Westminster Magistrates Court in London will consider on Thursday the case on the extradition of former shareholders of Lithuanian Snoras bank.

10:32 22.03.2012

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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