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Businessman gets five years in jail for shares theft

The Presnensky District Court in Moscow sentenced on Thursday businessman Alexei Kozlov to five years in prison for stealing shares.

18:11 15.03.2012

U.S. foster mother sues Russian newspaper instead of commissioner

U.S. citizen Torry Ann Hansen, the foster mother of Artyom Savelyev, has filed a lawsuit against Rossiyskaya Gazeta - not Presidential Commissioner for Children's Rights as reported earlier.

18:02 15.03.2012

IKEA action against $17 mln in tax claims dismissed

The Moscow Commercial Court has held against IKEA MOS in its lawsuit seeking to invalidate the Federal Tax Services tax claims worth $17 million.

17:33 15.03.2012

Opposition leader put in custody for disobeying police

The court has placed in custody for 10 days opposition leader Sergei Udaltsov on Thursday. He was detained after a March 10 rally.

17:03 15.03.2012

Court refuses to reconsider Baturina's defamation lawsuit

The Supreme Commercial Court has rejected another request filed by Elena Baturina to review her defamation lawsuit against the NTV channel. Baturina is the wife of former Moscow Mayor Yuri Luzhkov and a co-founder of the Inteco development company.

16:42 15.03.2012

Appeal in Heineken action over illegal import to be heard on April 12

The Moscow District Federal Commercial Court will hear on April 12 Elitvoda.Ru's appeal against the court decision awarding the Heineken Ceska republika brewery $6,700 in compensation for illegal brand use.

16:07 15.03.2012

Bankers suspected of unlawfully sending over $3.4 billion abroad

The management teams at a number of Russian banks are suspected of unlawfully sending over $3.4 billion abroad.

15:43 15.03.2012

Former MMA fighter's arrest extended for six months

A St. Petersburg district court has extended for six months on Thursday an arrest of a former MMA fighter and ultranationalist activist Vyacheslav Datsik.

15:23 15.03.2012

Belarusian utility's appeal in $18mln Alfa-Bank action to be heard on Mar.21

The Ninth Commercial Court of Appeals has postponed until March 21 the hearing of the Belarusian Brestenergo's lawsuit against the recovery of $18 million in credit debt for Alfa-Bank.

15:06 15.03.2012

Police prevented more than 2,200 bribe cases

The police have prevented over 2,200 bribes in January-February, which is 20 percent of the entire figure for 2011.

14:49 15.03.2012

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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