Arrest of YUKOS suspect's property withdrawnThe Moscow Simonovsky District Court has withdrawn the arrest from the assets of the late Vasily Aleksanyan, involved in the YUKOS case, the court told the Russian Legal Information Agency (RAPSI/rapsinews.com) on Tuesday.16:10 11.12.2012
Russian special services averted 92 terrorist attacks in 2012The special services have averted 92 acts of terrorism and stopped the activities of a number of criminal leaders since early this year.15:12 11.12.2012
Russian MP drafts bill on curtailing negative information on TVState Duma lawmaker and A Just Russia Party member Oleg Mikheyev has put forward a law to limit the volume of negative information in the media, for instance, news on disasters or terrorist acts, to 30 percent and punishing the violation of this by an imprisonment term of up to six years.14:53 11.12.2012
Supreme Court advocates transparency classes for judgesThe Supreme Court believes it must recommend that the Russian Academy of Justice introduces a special class on transparency in legal proceedings and access to the information on the courts' activities as part of advanced training courses and professional retraining programs for newly appointed judges.14:06 11.12.2012
Politkovskaya's family seeks revocation of murder plea bargainChildren of murdered Novaya Gazeta journalist Anna Politkovskaya plan to file a request with the Moscow City Court not to approve the plea bargain of former police officer Dmitry Pavlyuchenkov, accused of Politkovskaya's assassination.13:29 11.12.2012
No permission needed for online transcripts of trials, Supreme CourtJournalists can publish live online transcripts of a trial without seeking prior permission, according to the Supreme Court's draft ruling "On the Transparency and Publicity of Legal Proceedings," which was discussed on Tuesday.13:02 11.12.2012
Russia's legal service standards must be reformed - MCBA chairmanThe system of rendering legal services in Russia needs to be reformed, Chairman of the Moscow City Bar Association (MCBA) Henry Reznik said at the "Dialogues on the Future" Second International Legal Congress.12:39 11.12.2012
Next hearing in Nerpa submarine accident case set for Dec. 20The first jury trial hearing into the Nerpa submarine accident case, held as part of the case's reconsideration in Vladivostok, dealt with a number of procedural issues; it was decided to hold the subsequent hearing on December 20, a representative of the defendants told RIA Novosti.12:04 11.12.2012
Rules of psychological selection for joining police approvedRussian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev has approved the rules for the professional psychological selection of candidates looking to join the police.11:26 11.12.2012
Pussy Riot member complains about former attorneysPussy Riot member Yekaterina Samutsevich has filed a request with the Moscow Region law chamber to assert influence over attorneys Nikolay Polozov and Violetta Volkova, who represented the group's interests in court, Kommersant daily reported on Tuesday.10:45 11.12.2012
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