Man to face trial for causing forest fire by dropping lit matchA young man who dropped a lit match which led to a 14 hectares forest fire in Buryatia is to face trial, the Prosecutor General's Office reported on Thursday.16:00 30.08.2012
RIA Novosti legal forum expects over 150 participantsA corporate lawyer forum, 100 Steps For-ward: Business and the State, will be held on October 3 and 4 at RIA Novosti In-ternational Press Center (4 Zubovsky Boulevard) by the Russian Legal Information agency (RAPSI) and Korporativny Yurist (Corporate Counsel) magazine.15:33 30.08.2012
Special service officer gets 4.5 years for kidnapping Kaspersky's sonOn Thursday, the 94th Garrison Military Court sentenced special service Capt. Alexei Ustimchuk to 4.5 years in prison for kidnapping the son of businessman Eugene Kaspersky.15:12 30.08.2012
Man fined for posting contract murder advert targeting Russian motherOn Wednesday, a Finnish court imposed a 120 Euro fine on a man who offered to kill Russian national Rimma Salonen for 10,000 Euros on a news website.14:54 30.08.2012
Former Ukrainian Interior Minister appeals sentence in spy caseDefense attorneys for former Ukrainian Interior Minister Yuri Lutsenko have filed an appealed against the sentence in Lutsenko's second criminal case.14:23 30.08.2012
Hearing on socialite turned activist's confiscated millions set for Sep. 10On September 10, the Moscow Regional Court will consider a complaint filed by TV host, socialite, and opposition activist Ksenia Sobchak regarding 1,392,000 Euros confiscated by police from her home during a raid connected with the May 6 Bolotnaya Square riots.13:54 30.08.2012
Hunger striking politician's appeal to annul mayoral elections dismissedThe Astrakhan Regional Court dismissed Wednesday an appeal of a lower court's ruling not to annul the city's mayoral elections which had been brought by Oleg Shein, leader of Astrakhan's A Just Russia branch who made international headlines last Spring for a 40-day hunger strike.13:24 30.08.2012
US disappointed with Ukraine high court's dismissal of Tymoshenko's appealThe United States is disappointed with the dismissal of former Ukrainian prime minister Yulia Tymoshenko's appeal of a sentence imposed for signing illegal gas deals, according to US Department of State spokeswoman Victoria Nuland.12:55 30.08.2012
Appeal of $56.5 mln suit against Finance Ministry to be heard in SeptemberOn September 24, the Moscow District Federal Commercial Court will review Sodexim's appeal of the dismissal by a lower court of its $56.5 million claim against the Finance Ministry.12:29 30.08.2012
TNK-BP minority shareholders legal fee recovery appeal to be heard soonThe Western-Siberian District Federal Commercial Court has registered an appeal by TNK-BP Holding minority shareholder Andrei Prokhorov against the court ruling obligating him and other minority shareholders who joined him in the case to pay the legal fees involved in the lawsuit against BP board members Peter Anthony Charow and Richard Scott Sloan.11:53 30.08.2012
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