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Bank of Moscow's $28 mln dispute with winery delayed until March 29

The Moscow Commercial Court postponed on Thursday its hearings into the Bank of Moscow's lawsuit against Milstream Black Sea Wines to recover $28 million in debt until March 29.

16:11 09.02.2012

Settlement between major coal producers in $9 mln case approved

The court has approved an amicable agreement between two coal mining companies in a $9.3 million dispute.

16:07 09.02.2012

Supreme Court calls for text message communication with parties

The Supreme Court has recommended that courts send text messages to parties involved in proceedings to notify them about upcoming hearings.

15:24 09.02.2012

Multimillion lawsuit under Red Square project to be heard on March 19

The Moscow Commercial Court will hear on March 19 the Middle Shopping Mall's lawsuit to recover $121.25 million in expenses from the Finance Ministry under a Red Square development project.

15:18 09.02.2012

Finance Ministry's appeal against dismissing $443 mln claim to be heard on March 19

A federal commercial court will hear on March 19 the Finance Ministry's appeal against the dismissal of its $443 million claim against a fishing company.

14:55 09.02.2012

Auchan violations of trade law confirmed

The Moscow District Federal Commercial Court dismissed appeals filed by Auchan and Atac to reverse the antimonopoly service's decision that the retail chain stores violated the trade law in relation to bread-baking plants.

14:16 09.02.2012

Court confirms Heineken trademark infringement

A federal commercial court has upheld the prohibition to the Vinagroprom distillery on using labes confusingly similar to the trademark owned by Heineken Joint Breweries.

13:45 09.02.2012

Antitrust watchdog to challenge judgment in coal price ring case

The Federal Antimonopoly Service will contest in the Supreme Commercial Court the lower courts' judgment on the collusion in the power-generating coal market.

12:59 09.02.2012

Opposition leader not to contest presidential race expulsion in ECHR

Opposition leader Grigory Yavlinsky will not go to the Strasbourg Court to challenge the Supreme Court's decision affirming the Central Election Commission's refusal to register him as presidential candidate, but the Yabloko party will continue its political campaign.

12:26 09.02.2012

Major insurer obliged to submit engagement letters to minority shareholders

A court of appeals has held against Ingosstrakh insurance company's petition to cancel the $17,000 fine imposed by the Federal Service for Financial Markets for failure to provide engagement letters to its minority shareholders.

12:06 09.02.2012

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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