Rosneft CEO Igor Sechin wins defamation suit against VedomostiMoscow’s Ostankinsky District Court has granted on Tuesday a defamation lawsuit filed by Rosneft Chief Executive Officer Igor Sechin against Russia's leading business newspaper Vedomosti.18:44 26.08.2014
Tatneft awarded $112 mln over UkrtatnaftaRussian oil company Tatneft said Tuesday that it had been awarded $112 million in compensation over the Ukraine's Kremenchug oil refinery (Ukrtatnafta).17:41 26.08.2014
Belgorod man gets two years in prison for armed bank rampageA court in the southwestern Russian city of Belgorod has sentenced Alexander Vdovin, a 46-year-old local resident, who took hostages at a city’s bank, to two years in a prison settlement.16:51 26.08.2014
Russia refuses to extradite fugitive banker to LithuaniaRussia has granted asylum to Vladimir Romanov, the main shareholder in Lithuanian Ukio Bankas, who is suspected of large-scale embezzlement, and will not extradite him, Lithuania’s Prosecutor General’s Office said on Monday.15:24 26.08.2014
Court upholds the order to release paralyzed Muscovite TopekhinThe Kostroma Regional Court has upheld the lower court's decision to release from prison Vladimir Topekhin, a paralyzed Muscovite who was convicted of fraud and sentenced to 4 years, defense attorney Svetlana Sidorkina told RAPSI on Tuesday.14:55 26.08.2014
Russian Railways appeals dismissal of copyright infringement suit against AppleRussian Railways is seeking to revive a copyright infringement suit against Apple, RAPSI learnt in the Moscow Commercial Court on Tuesday.13:51 26.08.2014
Russian court to decide on Jack Daniel’s fateA Russian court will decide on the fate of Jack Daniel’s whiskeys after is was revealed that they did not meet the required standards, Anna Popova, Head of Russia’s food safety watchdog Rospotrebnadzor, told journalists Tuesday.12:38 26.08.2014
Seized assets of Russia’s anti-corruption official, his deputy estimated at $8 millionThe seized property owned by Denis Sugrobov, who headed the Economic Security and Anti-Corruption Department at the Interior Ministry, and his deputy Boris Kolesnikov, has been estimated at over 300 million rubles ($8.3 million).11:46 26.08.2014
Fugitives wanted by Russia often seek asylum abroad - officialA growing number of fugitives wanted by Russia flee abroad where they apply for asylum, Deputy Prosecutor General Alexander Zvyagintsev said on Tuesday.10:50 26.08.2014
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