Legal experts discuss fraud, arbitration at English Law Week in MoscowEnglish and Russian law experts spoke Wednesday on topics ranging from fraud and offshore zones to the enforceability of international arbitration awards in Russia during Wednesday’s session of English Law Week, hosted at the British Embassy in Moscow.19:59 20.11.2013
Star dancer Tsiskaridze to be questioned in Bolshoi acid attack caseFormer top Bolshoi Ballet dancer Nikolai Tsiskaridze will give testimony before Moscow's Meschansky District Court on November 25 in connection with an acid attack that left Bolshoi Artistic Director Sergei Filin with third degree burns to his face and eyes.17:33 20.11.2013
Businessmen tied to Viktor Bout by media file defamation lawsuitBabushkinsky District court of Moscow is reviewing a lawsuit filed by entrepreneurs Sergei Denisenko and Andrei Kosolapov, who were dubbed partners of Russian businessman Viktor Bout, convicted for arms trafficking in the US by the “Liberty” radio website.17:06 20.11.2013
Arctic Sunrise captain freed on bailArctic Sunrise ship's captain Peter Wilcox detained in Russia over an Arctic drilling protest has been released on bail, Greenpeace reported Wednesday.15:53 20.11.2013
EU Court vetoes pay rises for Brussels officialsThe European Court of Justice (ECJ) has upheld the 2011 decision of the EU national governments to block a 1.7% pay rise for EU administrators that the European Commission insisted on.15:27 20.11.2013
Bosnian court releases ten war crime convicts after ECHR rulingThe Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina has ordered the release of ten people who were convicted of 1990s war crimes as their rights under the European Convention were violated.14:24 20.11.2013
Russian police search major bank's offices after license recallThe police are now searching the Moscow offices of Master Bank, which license was revoked earlier on Wednesday, in connection with the investigation of an illegal cash out scheme worth 2 billion rubles ($61 million), The Interior Ministry reported on its website.13:57 20.11.2013
Belgorod shooter's sentence left intact by The Supreme CourtRussian Supreme Court on Wednesday rejected an appeal against the life sentence of Sergei Pomazum, dubbed "Belgorod Shooter", for killing six people in April 2013.12:54 20.11.2013
Pussy Riot's Alyokhina to appeal sentence in Supreme CourtThe defense of convicted Pussy Riot member Maria Alyokhina on Wednesday will file with the Supreme Court a supervisory appeal against her sentence.12:09 20.11.2013
Russian lawyers protest Putin’s court reformRussian lawyers criticized the Kremlin on Tuesday in a rare display of public discontent, speaking against a court reform that would abolish what they called the most progressive branch of Russia’s judiciary.11:13 20.11.2013
Ookla LLC loses court challenge against fine for data storage violationsA 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.17:20 17.01.2023
Russian Justice Ministry vows to improve jail conditionsRussia'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 DumaLawmakers 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