Pinsent Masons to represent Russian region in UK against BerezovskyLaw firm Pinsent Masons will represent the interests of the Samara Region government in London's High Court of Justice in its efforts to collect nearly a billion rubles from self-exiled oligarch Boris Berezovsky.19:09 19.11.2012
Suspect in defense holding case moved to investigative isolation wardYekaterina Smetanova, who is a suspect in the Oboronservis defense holding embezzlement case, has been transferred from her temporary detention facility to the Lefortovo investigative isolation ward.18:14 19.11.2012
ECHR requests additional materials in Moscow riots caseThe European Court of Human Rights has asked for additional materials to supplement its consideration of the cases concerning individuals who were convicted of taking part in Moscow's Manezh Square riots in 2010.17:39 19.11.2012
Aeroflot shareholder's lawsuit on granting information dismissedThe Moscow Commercial Court has dismissed Aeroflot minority shareholder Igor Shilovsky's lawsuit to obligate the company to provide him information about its procurement activities in 2012.17:16 19.11.2012
Pussy Riot attorneys terminate agreement with band membersThe defense team for the convicted Pussy Riot members have terminated their agreement with the group. "This was a mutual decision, which we discussed previously. Our presence in the case only threatens their release. This was made clear to us today," says attorney Mark Feygin.16:58 19.11.2012
Russian Orthodox Church does not want prayer rooms at schoolsThe Russian Orthodox Church does not support the initiative to create prayer rooms at schools, says Vladimir Legoyda, the spokesperson of the Moscow patriarchate.16:19 19.11.2012
Witnesses confirm retired colonel discussed coupWitnesses in the case against retired Main Intelligence Directorate Colonel Vladimir Kvachkov have confirmed that he discussed organizing a coup with them in court on Monday.15:45 19.11.2012
UN concerned with international humanitarian law in GazaExpressing deep sadness over an attack that killed ten members of one family Sunday, including women and children, UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon urged an end to the violence raging between Israeli and Palestinian forces in the Gaza Strip. He further lamented the loss of several Israeli civilian casualties.15:15 19.11.2012
Medvedev calls for toughening responsibility for incidents at football matchesPrime Minister Dmitry Medvedev has said that those guilty of crimes such as that which occurred at the recent Dynamo vs. Zenit football match when one of the goalkeepers was injured by a firecracker thrown from the crowd, should be imprisoned. He ordered that the legislation be amended to prevent anything of the kind from happening again.14:50 19.11.2012
Medvedev outraged by lack of implementation of Constitutional Court rulings58 Constitutional Court rulings have not been implemented and over 200 subordinate legislative acts stipulated by federal law have not been adopted, Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev said at a meeting with deputy prime ministers.14:27 19.11.2012
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