Decision upheld in Alcoa subsidiary lawsuit over aluminum alloy patentThe Supreme Commercial Court's presidium has upheld the decision of the All-Russian Scientific Research Institute of Aviation Materials (VIAM) to terminate a license contract under which Alcoa Samara Metallurgical Plant used its patented alloy.16:31 13.11.2012
New suspect named in defense holding fraudThe former deputy CEO of the Maintenance Operation Department is now a suspect in the criminal case pending in the real estate scandal that served as the basis of Defense Minister Anatoly Serdyukov's ouster last week.15:54 13.11.2012
Online trial broadcasts to be efficient tool of public controlDeputy Moscow City Court Chairman Dmitry Fomin believes that broadcasting trials online will be an efficient tool allowing the public to watch trials and to reach their own conclusions about court rulings.15:18 13.11.2012
Khodorkovsky business partner claims Constitutional Court rulings violatedPlaton Lebedev has requested that the Constitutional Court and the upper house of parliament probe the Prosecutor General Office's failure to adhere to the Constitutional Court's rulings, according to a spokesperson for Lebedev and his former business partner Mikhail Khodorkovsky.14:47 13.11.2012
UAE toughens punishment for online threats to national securityPresident of the United Arab Emirates Sheikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan has signed a law toughening punishment for the use of the Internet to disturb national security.14:09 13.11.2012
Petraeus affair exposes tensions in US balance of powersMore important than all of the drama emulating from the ladies involved in the scandal surrounding the resignation of former CIA Director David Petraeus is that of the wrench thrown into America’s balance of powers.13:35 13.11.2012
Russia's popular torrent tracker webpage blacklistedThe Federal Service for Supervision of Consumer Protection and Welfare has placed a Rutracker.org webpage containing a torrent file for The Encyclopedia of Suicides on the Russian register of blacklisted websites, reports the register's website.13:10 13.11.2012
Physicist convicted for state treason released on paroleThe Krasnoyarsk District Court has upheld the motion for parole filed by physicist Valentin Danilov, who was convicted in 2004, the court's press secretary Maria Fomushina told RIA Novosti on Tuesday.12:41 13.11.2012
Crossbow Coup trial begins against ex-intelligence officerThe Russian Legal Information Agency (RAPSI) hosted live text coverage of the hotly anticipated public Crossbow Coup trial from the Moscow City Court.12:31 13.11.2012
Putin: jury trials on terrorist cases banned for safety of citizensIn their decision to disallow jury trials in terrorism cases, the Russian authorities were guided by the interests of citizens' security, said President Vladimir Putin during the meeting of the Presidential Council for Civil Society and Human Rights.12:23 13.11.2012
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