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Court declares Federal Grid Company competition law infringer

A federal commercial court has confirmed the validity of the antitrust watchdog's resolution declaring the federal grid in breach of the competition law.

13:20 17.01.2012

Investment bank's $19 mln suit against developers to be heard on February 20

A St. Petersburg court postponed on Monday until February 20 its hearing of two lawsuits filed by state-run Vnesheconombank (VEB) against five Tatarstan-based developers.

13:10 17.01.2012

Multi-million publishers' dispute to be heard on February 29

A commercial court set February 29 to hold primary hearings of a $237.34 million dispute between two publishing houses over an allegedly illegal use of works by Russian sci-fi writer Alexander Belyayev.

12:58 17.01.2012

E.ON AG subsidiary wins $8 mln in debt

An appellate court has upheld the lower court's decision to collect $8 million from Kola Power Supply Company for E.ON Russia.

12:17 17.01.2012

Lawsuit to declare Siberian grid insolvent to be heard in February

The court adjourned until February 13 the application to recognize a Siberian grid insolvent.

11:55 17.01.2012

Tax evasion case against Russia's richest woman's brother terminated

Investigators closed a large scale tax evasion case against businessman Viktor Baturin, brother of Russia's richest woman.

11:47 17.01.2012

Berezovsky's counsel to deliver closing speech

Boris Berezovsky's counsel Laurence Rabinovitz will deliver his concluding remarks at the High Court of Justice in London on Tuesday, after which the court will pass its judgment in a $5.5 billion lawsuit.

10:42 17.01.2012

Russia to supply documents for ex-prosecutor's extradition from Poland

The Investigative Committee has sent to the Prosecutor General's Office a complete set of documents necessary for the extradition of former Moscow Region Deputy Prosecutor Alexander Ignatenko. Ignatenko was placed on the international wanted list after an infamous gambling scandal.

09:54 17.01.2012

Opposition leader fined for holding rally on New Year's Eve

Renowned writer Eduard Limonov, the leader of The Other Russia party, was fined by the Magistrate's Court for violating opposition rally procedures in Moscow on December 31, 2011.

18:45 16.01.2012

Russian Rimma Salonen suspends hunger strike in Finland

Russian citizen Rimma Salonen, who was deprived of custody of her son, on Monday, suspended her indefinite hunger strike in Finland which she declared last week to protest the court's judgment.

18:04 16.01.2012

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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