Stena RoRo to collect $37.7 mln from shipyard as secondary creditorThe Thirteenth Commercial Appeals Court has upheld a lower court decision satisfying Swedish shipyard company Stena RoRo's complaint to recover $37.7 million from the Baltiysky Zavod shipyard after its primary creditors receive their debt payments.14:41 27.08.2012
Inteco contests damages awarded against City of MoscowThe Inteco development company has appealed a $3 million award for damages after the Moscow government failed to perform a development contract.13:56 27.08.2012
Arrest of May 6 riots suspect deemed lawfulOn Monday, the Moscow City Court declared the arrest of Alexei Polikhovich lawful. Polikhovich is suspected of having participated in the violent protests held in downtown Moscow on May 6.13:20 27.08.2012
Russian intelligence seeks new ways to monitor social mediaThe Foreign Intelligence Service has announced three closed tenders amounting to over 30 million rubles ($943,300) for the development of new methods of monitoring the blogosphere, as well as for publishing messages on social networks aimed at influencing public opinion.13:04 27.08.2012
Refusal of Baltika's Zatecky Gus trademark registration confirmedThe Ninth Commercial Court of Appeals has left the ruling in force which deems the Federal Service for Intellectual Property, Patents and Trademarks' (Rospatent) refusal to register the Zatecky Gus brand as lawful.12:52 27.08.2012
Pleading guilty can save Armstrong his titlesFamous bike racer Lance Armstrong could have kept some the sports titles which the United States Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) has stripped him of if he admitted to using and distributing banned substances.11:59 27.08.2012
Ukraine hands Russia Putin assassination attempt suspectThe Ukrainian authorities have extradited Kazakh citizen Ilya Pyanzin to Russia at the request of the Russian Prosecutor General's Office. Pyanzin is accused of organizing an attempt to assassinate Vladimir Putin.11:46 27.08.2012
Political parties to disclose funding sources and expensesThe ruling United Russia party is contemplating amending the law on political parties in order to require both old and newly registered political parties to disclose their sources of funding and operating expenses.10:36 27.08.2012
Breivik declared sane, committed crimes deliberatelyThe Oslo District Court has sentenced Anders Breivik to 21 years in prison Friday in connection with the 2011 terrorist attacks in Norway that left 77 dead. According to the court, Breivik carefully premeditated the attacks and his commission of them exhibited a level of cruelty "without parallel in Norwegian history."18:23 24.08.2012
Internet companies to proposе on website blacklist lawThe Russian Association for Electronic Communications (RAEC) will submit subordinate acts to the website blacklist law for approval to the Communications and Mass Media Ministry on August 27.17:59 24.08.2012
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