Samara Regional Court confirms conviction of former Togliattiazot executivesThe Samara Regional Court has upheld the conviction of Togliattiazot co-owners Vladimir and Sergey Makhlai, former plant general director Yevgeny Korolev, as well as their Swiss partners Andreas Zivy and Beat Ruprecht.17:41 03.12.2019
Moscow asphalt plant fined $8,000 for air pollutionA court has fined officials of a Moscow asphalt plant nearly 500,000 rubles (about $8,000) for air pollution.17:13 03.12.2019
Businessman gets 11 years for $15 mln Vostochny Cosmodrome embezzlementThe Blagoveshchensk City Court in Russia’s Amur Region has sentenced the head manager of Krasnoyarsk’s company USIO Dmitry Vishnevsky, to 11 years in prison for embezzlement of more than 980 million rubles (over $15 million) from budget funds allocated for the construction of Vostochny Cosmodrome.16:01 03.12.2019
Russian business rights advocates push extension of list of illnesses thwarting detentionExperts of a working group of the office of business ombudsman Boris Titov have pushed an idea to increase the list of illnesses impeding detention of defendants.15:40 03.12.2019
Former Ukrainian MP wanted in Russian embassy attack caseRussian investigators have put ex-lawmaker of the Ukrainian Verkhovna Rada Igor Mosiychuk on a wanted list on allegations of his involvement in attack against Russian embassy in Kiev in March 2016.14:36 03.12.2019
Student cleared of Moscow riots charges pleads not guilty to extremismStudent Yegor Zhukov, who had been previously cleared of Moscow summer riots charges, on Tuesday pleaded not guilty to extremism.13:18 03.12.2019
Russian restaurateur Beloivan ordered to pay $1 mln more to tax authorityThe Moscow Commercial Court has granted a Federal Tax Service’s claim to collect about 69 million rubles ($1 million) jointly from the Tavern Taras Bulba restaurant chain owner Yury Beloivan and ex-director of City limited liability company Olga Ponomareva.12:22 03.12.2019
Smartphones face Russian software installation starting from July 2020On July 1, 2020, the law on obligatory installation of Russian software on certain technically sophisticated goods signed by President Vladimir Putin will come into force.11:09 03.12.2019
Russian firm challenges decision on brand protection in favor of Chilean winemakerRussia’s Intellectual Property Court (IP Court) is to hear a cassation appeal of Russian Antares Company challenging an earlier decision to terminate the protection of its trade mark in favor of Chilean winemaker Vina Santa Carolina S. A.10:21 03.12.2019
Putin allows transport safety officers to use electric shocks for self-defenseA bill permitting employees of transportation security units to bear and use electric shocks for self-defense has become law. A version of the document signed by President of Russia Vladimir Putin has been released on the official website of legal information.09:57 03.12.2019
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