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Inteco's co-founder arrest extension affrimed by court

The Moscow City Court has upheld the arrest extension of businessman Viktor Baturin on fraud charges until March 28.

16:34 17.02.2012

ECHR awards Russian national 45k euro for torture by Ukrainian police

The European Court of Human Rights has awarded 45,000 euro to Vyacheslav Savin, an ethnic Russian living in Kharkiv, Ukraine, who was tortured by police.

16:20 17.02.2012

Rallies financing cannot be checked by prosecutors - experts

State Duma Deputy Robert Shlegel's appeal to the prosecutor's office to look into rumors that the opposition rallies in Moscow have been financed from abroad will remain unconsidered.

16:00 17.02.2012

Moscow market appeals $14 mln award to state-run bank

An appeals court will hear on March 12 a large Moscow market's appeal against a court decision to award the state-run Russian Agricultural Bank $13.97 million.

15:23 17.02.2012

Shareholder's appeal against rejected $13.5 bln claim from ВР to be heard on Mar.2

A commercial appeals court will hear on March 2 an appeal filed by TNK-BP minority shareholder Andrei Prokhorov against the court's decision to reject his lawsuit against BP Russian Investments Limited and BP p.l.c for $13.5 billion in losses.

15:12 17.02.2012

Act on advertising violations made by medical center validated

The Moscow Commercial Court has refused to satisfy Kundala's lawsuit to invalidate the Federal Antimonopoly Service's resolution imposing a fine on the company for false advertising.

15:00 17.02.2012

$500k settlement between major confectionaries approved by court

A commercial court has approved a settlement between major confectionaries under which Slavyanka agreed to pay $496,500 in compensation to the Red October Moscow Confectionary Factory for trademark infringement.

14:42 17.02.2012

Moscow government's lawsuit against engeneering company dismissed

A federal commercial court has upheld lower-court judgments dismissing the Moscow government's claim against Power Machines for terminating an investment contract.

14:19 17.02.2012

Court to hear watchdog's lawsuit on registration of AVATAR perfume brand

The Russian perfume producer Parfumeria XXI Veka is trying to register the AVATAR perfume brand in court.

13:45 17.02.2012

AMT Bank's $55 mln lawsuit against logistics park to be heard on April 10

A commercial court set April 10 to hear the $54.86 million lawsuit filed by Moscow's AMT Bank against the Kolpino Logistics Park.

13:16 17.02.2012

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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