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Finance Ministry contests adversary award in lawsuit against fishing company

A commercial court has registered the Finance Ministry's appeal against the dismissal of its $429 million claim against a trawler fleet.

14:20 16.11.2011

Court refuses to dismiss appeals against Khodorkovsky's second sentence

The court has refused to satisfy a supervisory appeal in the second case of former YUKOS head Mikhail Khodorkovsky and former Menatep head Platon Lebedev.

14:05 16.11.2011

Baturina's $2.8 mln suit against depository to be heard on January 12

A commercial court will hear on January 12 a lawsuit filed by Russia's richest businesswoman Yelena Baturina. Baturina seeks to recover $2.81 million in losses from a depository company and other two codefendants.

13:53 16.11.2011

Ministry denied removal of Siberian pulp and paper mill's administrator

A commercial court dismissed on Tuesday the application by the Industry and Trade Ministry and four other creditors of a pulp and paper mill to remove its administrator Alexander Ivanov.

13:32 16.11.2011

Sentence to former YUKOS subsidiary's head validated

A court validated the sentence to Antonio Valdes Garcia, former general director of a YUKOS trading company.

13:15 16.11.2011

Court validates company's license to develop salt deposit

A commercial court validated the lower courts' decisions obligating the Federal Agency for Mineral Resources to register a salt deposit development license on behalf of Russol.

11:24 16.11.2011

Krasbank declared bankrupt

A Moscow commercial court satisfied an application by Krasbank's bankruptcy manager to declare the bank bankrupt.

11:00 16.11.2011

Transport watchdog's security order reversed on airport's appeal

A commercial court reversed the transport watchdog's order obliging airport companies to screen all the individuals entering the terminal.

10:23 16.11.2011

10 mln euro suit against MTS telecom provider dismissed

A commercial court dismissed the lawsuit by entrepreneur Yevgeny Grafeyev against a major telecommunications services operator seeking 12.5 percent of its preferred stock and 2.5 percent of its common shares as well as 10 million euro in moral damages.

10:09 16.11.2011

NLMK appeals dismissal of $19 mln suit against Maxi-group ex-managers

A commercial court has registered cassation appeals against the dismissal of an iron and steel works' lawsuit to recover $19 million from former Maxi-Group top managers.

18:10 15.11.2011

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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