Duma committee approves bill on claims to recover funds for state budgetThe State Duma's Budget and Tax Committee recommended on Thursday the adoption in the first reading of a government-proposed draft law establishing a five-year limitation period on claims to recover funds for the state budget.15:59 27.09.2012
Supreme Court permits the use of traps as a form of protectionThe Supreme Court has ruled to allow the use of automatic traps for protection against dangerous intruders. In the Supreme Court ruling on Friday.14:55 27.09.2012
Giorgio Armani wins trademark claim against Russian businessmanThe Moscow Commercial Court has held for Giorgio Armani SpA in its claim against Russian businessman Vladimir Maximov, thus ordering the latter to provide the company with the acqudigio.ru domain name free of charge as he was found to have infringed the Acqua Di Gio trademark rights.14:29 27.09.2012
Glavmosstroy granted $1.35 mln recovery against Moscow governmentThe Moscow Commercial Court has held for Glavmosstroy, which is controlled by oligarch Oleg Deripaska, in its claim against the municipal government of Moscow, thus granting the requested $1.35 million recovery sought by the company13:45 27.09.2012
Oligarch Lebedev charged with battery and released on bailThe Investigative Committee has brought charges against businessman Alexander Lebedev over his fight with businessman Sergei Polonsky; Lebedev has been released on bail.13:09 27.09.2012
MP requests examination into Pussy Riot attorney's alleged raid activitiesUnited Russia deputy Vladimir Burmatov has requested that the Prosecutor General's Office find out whether Pussy Riot attorney Violetta Volkova has taken part in any corporate raids.12:46 27.09.2012
Duma approves ban on opening prisoners' letters to the presidentThe State Duma has passed certain government-proposed amendments to the Correctional Code in the first reading which will regulate the timeframe for censoring convicts' correspondence for the first time. These amendments will also prohibit letters addressed to certain institutions from being opened, including any written to the Russian president or the European Court of Human Rights.12:14 27.09.2012
State Duma bans suspended sentencing option for habitual offendersOn Wednesday the parliament's lower house adopted a governmental law in the third reading which bans courts from issuing conditional sentences to repeat serious offenders and individuals who have committed grave crimes.11:21 27.09.2012
Deripaska impleaded in Ingosstrakh minority shareholders lawsuitThe Moscow Commercial Court has impleaded Oleg Deripaska as a third party in a claim filed by Ingosstrakh minority shareholders to invalidate the decision of the annual shareholders' meeting of May 28, 2010 on the approval of interested party transactions.11:05 27.09.2012
MPs suggest toughening advertising law to protect children from harmful informationA Just Russia deputies have proposed amendments to advertising law to protect minors from harmful information, Izvestia daily reports.18:07 26.09.2012
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