Rosneft subsidiary fights Yukos Capital's US court victoryRussian gas giant and Rosneft subsidiary Samaraneftegaz has appealed a judgment granting the recognition and enforcement of a $186 million arbitral award won by Yukos Capital SARL.17:55 27.01.2014
Appeal against Master-bank bankruptcy turned downThe Moscow Commercial Court on Monday has rejected the motions filed by Master-bank CEO Boris Bulochnik against the ongoing bankruptcy proceedings in the bank.17:04 27.01.2014
Non-citizens in Latvia not subject to discrimination – EU officialNon-citizens are guaranteed all socioeconomic rights and are not discriminated against in Latvia, said the European Union’s Ambassador to Moscow Vygaudas Usackas.16:01 27.01.2014
Five jurors removed from Politkovskaya murder trialThe Moscow City Court has removed five jurors from a new jury panel of the Anna Politkovskaya murder case, the court's spokesperson Ulyana Solopova told RAPSI on Monday.14:54 27.01.2014
Russian debtor undergoes sexual reassignment surgery to evade bailiffsA female resident of Astrakhan, a city in southern Russia, who owed a total of 130,000 rubles ($3,795) under seven claims, underwent a sexual reassignment surgery, reported the press service of the local bailiff service’s department.13:58 27.01.2014
Prosecutors close 35 cases over Kiev riotsKiev Prosecutor’s Office has closed 35 criminal proceedings over mass pro-Eurozone protests held in November-December 2013, according to the Prosecutor’s Office spokesperson Yana Sobolevskaya.13:40 27.01.2014
Vietnamese national charged with using slave labor in MoscowA Vietnamese national has been detained and charged on suspicion of using slave labor in Moscow has been officialy charged, the Interior Ministry’s Main Department for Moscow announced on Monday.12:39 27.01.2014
Moscow to seek release of Russian Guantanamo prisonerRussia will seek the early release of Russian national Ravil Mingazov from the notorious US Guantanamo prison, Konstantin Dolgov, the Russian Foreign Ministry's (MFA) Special Representative for Human Rights, Democracy and the Rule of Law, told journalists on Monday.12:27 27.01.2014
Ukraine probes takeover of Justice Ministry buildingThe Ukrainian Interior Ministry has launched an investigation into the occupation by protesters of the Justice Ministry building in Kiev, according to a statement released on the ministry's website Monday.11:27 27.01.2014
Russian investment mogul Malofeyev sues VTB for $600 million - reportBusinessman Konstantin Malofeyev, head of Marshall Capital, filed a $600 million lawsuit against Russia’s second largest bank, VTB, with the London High Court.10:11 27.01.2014
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