Trial ceased in Acron lawsuit over Apatit shares tenderThe Moscow Commercial Court has stopped the proceedings in the Acron mineral fertilizer manufacturer's lawsuit to invalidate the tender on the sale of a 20 percent stake in Apatit and to obligate the Federal Agency for State Property Management to privatize its shares according to law.15:08 01.08.2012
US foster parents charged with brutal abuse of adopted Russian childrenAmerican foster parents Kathleen and Martin O'Brien were formally charged Tuesday with 17 counts of child abuse and disorderly conduct for the severe and protracted mistreatment of their adopted children, most of who were born in Russia. The child abuse charges - Class H felonies - carry a sentence of up to six years in prison each, or a fine of up to $10,000 each. The disorderly conduct charges are misdemeanors.14:15 01.08.2012
SUAL suit to recover $52 mln for bridge collapse set for February 6A commercial court in the Republic of Khakassia has set February 6, 2013, as the date to hear the lawsuit by Russian billionaire Viktor Vekselberg's SUAL Partners Ltd against RUSAL Global Management B.V. and Oleg Deripaska.14:01 01.08.2012
Aeroflot hacker attack case remanded for reviewOn Wednesday, the Moscow City Court remanded the 2010 criminal case of the DDoS attack on Aeroflot's website to the Tushinsky District Court for review.13:42 01.08.2012
Media coverage of Pussy Riot trial restricted by courtThe Khamovnichesky District Court in Moscow has restricted the media coverage of the trial against Pussy Riot punk band members accused of disorderly conduct in the Christ the Savior Cathedral.13:22 01.08.2012
Pussy Riot's third day of trial - live updatesRAPSI is hosting a live text coverage of the heavily anticipated Pussy Riot trial as it progresses.12:45 01.08.2012
Russian lawmakers propose prohibiting officials from owning foreign assetsLawmakers of all four factions have submitted a draft law to the State Duma prohibiting all state officials (including the president) from owning property abroad and opening accounts with foreign banks.12:44 01.08.2012
Appeal of $15 mln Lukoil claim to be heard August 7The Fourteenth Commercial Court of Appeals has declared a recess until August 7 in its hearing of state environmental watchdog Federal Service for the Supervision of Natural Resources' appeal against the dismissal of its $15 million claim against Lukoil - Conoco Phillips' joint venture Naryanmarneftegaz.12:23 01.08.2012
FSB arrests members of banned terrorist organizationFive active members of a regional division of prohibited terrorist organization Hizb ut-Tahrir were arrested in Chelyabinsk, the Federal Security Service's (FSB) regional department reported on Wednesday.11:52 01.08.2012
Quoting witnesses verbatim is detrimental to administering justiceThe verbatim quotation of witnesses testimonies at high-profile trials in the media may be detrimental to judicial proceedings. Therefore these trials ought to be held behind closed doors, says government representative in higher courts Mikhail Barshchevsky.11:10 01.08.2012
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