Non-execution of rulings should be subject to criminal liability, bailiffRussian Chief Bailiff Artur Parfenchikov has proposed introducing criminal liability for the failure to execute a court ruling.14:00 07.12.2012
Bank of Moscow seeks $80.8mln from River MallThe Moscow Commercial Court has registered a lawsuit filed by the Bank of Moscow to recover 2.5 billion rubles ($80.8 million) from River Mall, a real estate development company, which the media claims is connected with former Bank of Moscow head Andrei Borodin, the court told the Russian Legal Information Agency (RAPSI/rapsinews.com).13:46 07.12.2012
Protection of businessman' Signature brand ceased under Visa lawsuitThe Moscow Commercial Court has prematurely ceased the legal protection of the Signature trademark, which up to this date belonged to entrepreneur Igor Sergiyenko, under the lawsuit filed by Visa International Service Association, the court told the Russian Legal Information Agency (RAPSI/rapsinews.com).12:55 07.12.2012
Draft law proposes limiting rights of journalists to report on trialsThe State Duma has developed a draft law aimed at limiting the rights of journalists to report on trials by granting judges the right to close any trial to the press at their own discretion, Izvestia daily reported.12:30 07.12.2012
Heads of German states ban extreme right-wing German partyAt their meeting in Berlin, the heads of the 16 German states unanimously decided to request the Bundesrat of Germany to submit a lawsuit to the Constitutional Court on banning the extreme right-wing National Democratic Party of Germany (NPD), the German media reported.11:54 07.12.2012
US Senate passes Magnitsky ActOn Thursday, the U.S. Senate passed the Magnitsky Act, a bill imposing visa sanctions against those Russians who - in the view of the US government - have been involved in human rights violations, and simultaneously voted for the cancellation of the Jackson-Vanik amendment, a landmark Cold War-era law that has long impeded U.S.-Russian trade relations.11:34 07.12.2012
Arrest of two individuals in Defense Ministry property fraud case extendedThe Moscow Khamovnichesky District Court has extended the arrest of two individuals involved in the Oboronservis fraud case until February 10, the court told the Russian Legal Information Agency (RAPSI/rapsinews.com).10:33 07.12.2012
Marijuana possession now legal in WashingtonOn Thursday Washington State became the first state in America where it is legal to possess marijuana for adult recreational use, and hundreds of people celebrated shortly after midnight by lighting up and smoking joints together under Seattle’s iconic Space Needle.19:50 06.12.2012
Defense Ministry seeks to annul 'fraudulent' property dealsNewly appointed Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu is looking for ways to reclaim Defense Ministry properties that were sold off under allegedly fraudulent terms during his predecessor's tenure.18:59 06.12.2012
Mixing visa talks with human rights to procrastinate EU- Russia dealThe European Union's tying up of the transition to a visa-free regime with human rights issues in Russia might result in the procrastination of talks for an indefinite time period.18:46 06.12.2012
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