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Moscow government's suit to terminate investment contract to be heard in January

A commercial court adjourned on Monday until January 10 its hearing of the Moscow government's lawsuit against a major developer to terminate an investment contract for the Russian Avant-garde project.

15:10 26.12.2011

Police detain criminal gang suspected of cashing over $960 mln in Moscow

Moscow police have detained a criminal gang suspected of illegally cashing over $960 million through a legal bank, the Interior Ministry's spokesperson told RIA Novosti on Monday.

12:09 26.12.2011

Strabag land dispute review denied by the Supreme Commercial Court

The Supreme Commercial Court will not reconsider the decision denying Strabag, an Austrian construction company, the right to seize land plots from the Moscow regional authorities.

10:36 26.12.2011

Commercial Litigation Weekly Calendar (December 26-30)

09:38 26.12.2011

Prosecutor's office opens 400 cases over illegal use of 2014 Olympics symbols

Prosecutors opened 400 administrative cases over the illegal use of 2014 Winter Olympic Games symbols

17:46 23.12.2011

Dispute over Inteco development company sale to be considered in February

A commercial court will hear on February 27 a lawsuit filed by Viktor Baturin, the brother of Russia's richest woman and owner of the Inteco developer Yelena Baturina, to invalidate the company's sale.

17:40 23.12.2011

Police exposes over 2,000 violations in parliamentary elections

Police has made over 2,000 administrative violation reports during the election campaign to the State Duma.

17:20 23.12.2011

Court affirms rightholders union's right to collect fee from CD producers

The Supreme Commercial Court refused to reconsider lower courts' judgments affirming the decision to entitle the Russian Union of Right-Holders to collect a one-percent commission from the sales of blank CDs and CD recording equipment. The federal service for the enforcement of cultural heritage protection laws reported on October 26, 2010 that it empowered the Russian Union of Right- Holders headed by renowned film director Nikita Mikhalkov to collect the commision.

17:05 23.12.2011

Rosneft wins trademark infringement suit against fuel company

A court has awarded Rosneft oil company $95,000 in its trademark infringement lawsuit against EKA-AZS fuel company, which operates a large chain of filling stations.

16:42 23.12.2011

Appellate court upholds Tymoshenko's sentence in "gas case"

An appellate court in Kiev upheld on Friday the trial court's judgment sentencing former Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko to seven years in prison for abuse of power in signing gas supply contracts with Russia in 2009.

15:59 23.12.2011

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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