Law & Legislation

Bailiffs continue to search and seize documents at BP office in Moscow

Bailiffs are continuing to search and seize documents at the Moscow office of BP on Thursday.

11:45 01.09.2011

Airport customs heads fined for violating tender procedures

The Federal Antimonopoly Service (FAS) has fined the heads of the customs offices at Moscows Vnukovo and Sheremetyevo airports 53,000 rubles ($1,846) for violating tender procedures.

17:59 30.08.2011

Court affirms Media-Markt-Group violated advertising law

The Samara Region Commercial Court has upheld the Federal Antimonopoly Services (FAS) invalidation of an advertisement distributed by Media-Markt-Saturn

16:29 29.08.2011

Lawsuit postponed against Navalny

The Moscow District Court has postponed until September 9 the hearing of entrepreneur Vladlen Stepanovs defamation of character lawsuit against blogger Alexei Navalny.

14:46 29.08.2011

Court to hear claim over disruption of Vanino port privatization auction

The Moscow Commercial Court has scheduled September 24 for its hearing of a lawsuit filed by the Federal Agency for State Property Management against Seltekhstroy for 300 million rubles ($10.7 million). The suit centers on Seltekhstroys alleged disruption of the state auctioning of a controlling stake in the Vanino port (Kahbarovsk Territory).

14:27 29.08.2011

Court orders expert review in "Cristal" trademark case

The Moscow Commercial Court has postponed further hearings in the "Cristal" trademark case

13:19 29.08.2011

Zenit site hacker fined 100,000 rubles

On Friday, a St. Petersburg district court ordered Nikita Volgin, 28, to pay a 100,000 ruble ($3,600) fine for hacking into FC Zenits website in April

14:56 26.08.2011

The new Anti-Tobacco Law

A bill restricting the sale of tobacco products will help Russia combat the deadly habit, which is responsible for causing 400,000 deaths per year - Chief Sanitary Inspector Gennady Onishchenko

13:57 26.08.2011

Law restricting tobacco sales to help fight smoking

A bill restricting the sale of tobacco products will help Russia combat the deadly habit, which is responsible for causing 400,000 deaths per year

12:41 26.08.2011

Prosecutors office uncovers illegal construction in Moscow wildlife sanctuary

The Moscow prosecutors office uncovered illegal construction in the Setun River Valley Wildlife Sanctuary

17:28 25.08.2011

Top news

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