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Top manager of major real estate developer put in detention on embezzlement allegations

Moscow’s Tverskoy District Court on Friday ordered detention of the regional development director of major real estate developer Samolet Alexander Lefel as part of a large-scale embezzlement case.

18:22 08.10.2021

Lack of awareness on part of minors of moral harm caused to them still remains harm suffered

The Second Cassation Court of General Jurisdiction has agreed that the compensation of nonpecuniary harm caused to the children, who lost their father in a plane crash, needs to be increased. The lack of awareness of the moral harm caused to them does not mean that there was no such harm of it was insignificant.

15:56 08.10.2021

Booking.com files appeal in dispute with Russian antimonopoly watchdog

Booking.com B.V. filed an appeal against the decision of the Moscow Commercial Court saying the company abused its market dominance by imposing unfavorable terms of contracts on Russian hotels as stated by the Federal Antimonopoly Service (FAS).

12:07 08.10.2021

Moscow court to hear appeal against detention of Sberbank vice-president case defendant

The Moscow City Court has set October 20 as the date for an appeal filed against detention of one of the defendants in the embezzlement case involving former Deputy Education Minister and Sberbank vice-president Marina Rakova.

10:26 08.10.2021

Facebook failed to voluntary pay $360K fines – Moscow court

The Tagansky District Court of Moscow has forwarded to the Federal Bailiff Service an order for the enforced recovery of 26 million rubles ($360,000) imposed on Facebook Inc as fines for refusal to delete banned content.

18:39 07.10.2021

Twitter to pay $75,000 for failure to delete banned content – Moscow court

The Tagansky District Court upheld fines worth 5.5 million rubles (over $75,000) imposed on Twitter Inc for failure to delete information banned by Russian legislation.

17:29 07.10.2021

Detention of alleged Kazan school shooter extended until 2022

Moscow’s Basmanny District Court on Thursday prolonged detention of Ilnaz Galyaviyev, who stands charged with a deadly shooting attack on a school in Kazan, the capital of Russia’s Republic of Tatarstan, in May, until January 11.

16:16 07.10.2021

Interior Ministry demands detention of vice-president of Russia’s Sberbank

The Interior Ministry of Russia has filed a motion seeking to place vice-president of Russia's Sberbank Marina Rakova in detention until December 6 as part of a case over large-scale embezzlement.

15:31 07.10.2021

Owner of Russian major industrial construction company put in detention in fraud case

Moscow’s Basmanny District Court on Thursday detained the founder of Rosengineering industrial construction company Dmitry Novikov as part of a large-scale fraud case.

15:08 07.10.2021

Kaspersky Lab challenges recovery of $575,000 tax arrears

Kaspersky Lab has filed a cassation appeal against a commercial court’s ruling ordering the company to pay corporate income tax in the amount of 41.6 million rubles (about $575,000 at the current exchange rate).

11:59 07.10.2021

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Ookla LLC loses court challenge against fine for data storage violations

A Russian court said on Tuesday it had rejected a complaint filed by Ookla LLC against a 1-million ruble fine for not storing the personal data of Russian users in databases on Russian territory.

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Russian Justice Ministry vows to improve jail conditions

Russia's Ministry of Justice has unveiled its proposals aimed at amending the internal rules of pre-trial detention centers and correctional facilities.

15:29 13.01.2023

Bill on establishing Military Ombudsman post submitted to Russia’s State Duma

Lawmakers representing the New People party in the lower house of the Russian parliament have submitted to the State Duma a bill envisaging the introduction of the post of military ombudsman.

16:17 12.10.2022