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Bankruptcy of famous Russian fashion designer legal

The Ninth Commercial Court of Appeals has upheld the lower-court's decision that a renowned fashion designer's company is bankrupt in a lawsuit filed by a former managing director of Alfa-Bank.

16:45 06.02.2012

Power infrastructure developer to settle $37.6 mln dispute with contractor

A commercial court has postponed until March 30 its hearing of a power infrastructure developer's lawsuit to recover $37.6 million from its subcontractor EnergoStroyEngineering.

16:20 06.02.2012

NLMK loses $19.2 mln lawsuit against Maxi-Group's ex-managers

A federal commercial court has upheld the dismissal of an iron and steel works' lawsuit to recover $19.2 million from former Maxi-Group top managers.

15:09 06.02.2012

Siemens bankruptcy application regarding plant adjourned

A commercial court has adjourned the proceedings in Siemens' appeal to recognize Vyborgskaya Cellulose's bankruptcy.

14:03 06.02.2012

Sberbank's $17 mln lawsuit against developer dropped

The St. Petersburg and Leningrad Region Commercial Court has dropped its proceedings in the Sberbank's lawsuit against developers for $17 million.

13:30 06.02.2012

Russian Post to pay $21k in fines

A commercial court ordered Russian Post to pay $21,560 in fines for violating antimonopoly legislation.

13:13 06.02.2012

Putin proposes to set up court for disputes with officials

Prime Minister and presidential candidate Vladimir Putin advocates mitigation of the "punitive trend" in the Russian judicial system and inter alia proposes to establish administrative courts to resolve disputes between individuals and officials.

12:54 06.02.2012

Prison appeals court dismissal of reprimand to Khodorkovsky

The Segezha prison, in which Former YUKOS head Mikhail Khodorkovsky serves his sentence, appealed the court's dismissal of a reprimand to Khodorkovsky.

12:15 06.02.2012

Opposition leaders' prosecution may harm US-Ukrainian relations

The selective prosecution of Ukrainian opposition leaders could put a strain on the relationship between Ukraine and the United States, said congresswoman Marcy Kaptur.

11:19 06.02.2012

Investigators call first suspect in Kaczynski's death

Polish law enforcement authorities suspect a deputy head of the Government Protection Bureau of negligent organization of a fatal visit of Polish president Lech Kaczynski to Russia in 2010.

11:02 06.02.2012

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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