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Refusal to take passengers in wheelchairs on planes disputed in court

The Consumer Rights Protection Society referred to the Supreme Court on Tuesday with an appeal to invalidate the provisions of the Transport Ministry's aviation regulations, pursuant to which an airline may refuse to carry a passenger in a wheelchair.

12:27 17.07.2012

Bank of Moscow's $25 mln dispute with winery to be reviewed on September 7

The Moscow Commercial Court has delayed until September 7 its consideration of the Bank of Moscow's lawsuit against Milstream Black Sea Wines to recover a $25 million loan.

12:06 17.07.2012

Head of jewelry holding seeks return of 1.5 tonnes of gold from FSB

Antonina Babosyuk, vice-president of the supervisory board of infamous jewelry holding Altyn, is determined to use court proceedings to get back the 1.5 tonnes which the Federal Security Service had confiscated from the company.

11:46 17.07.2012

Ex-mayoral candidate action to cancel election results dismissed

On Monday, the Kirovsky District Court in Astrakhan dismissed an action to quash the district results at the city mayor elections held on March 4, says former mayoral candidate Oleg Shein.

11:09 17.07.2012

Russian senators fail to sway McCain's attitude on Magnitsky case

U.S. Senator John McCain will not change his attitude to the Magnitsky case despite his warm reception of the Russian senators who came to the United States to present the case documents.

10:54 17.07.2012

Mladic trial witness: NATO wanted to bomb only Serbs

David Harland, former political advisor to the United Nations Protection Force (UNPROFOR) during the war in Bosnia and Herzegovina (1992-1995) stated on Monday at the trial of former Bosnian Serb military leader Gen. Ratko Mladic that Serbian troops did not have the ghost of chance to avoid NATOs use of force.

10:08 17.07.2012

Confectionary factory's trademark dispute to be considered on July 18

The Ninth Commercial Court of Appeals rescheduled its hearing of the Livenskaya candy factory's appeal against the registration of the Yubileinoye trademark for Kraft Foods.

18:14 16.07.2012

Documents for Bout's extradition still not ready

The Justice Ministry has not yet prepared the documents required to extradite alleged arms dealer Viktor Bout from the United States, Justice Minister Alexander Konovalov told journalists on Monday.

17:36 16.07.2012

Cell operators' employees may have leaked data to wiretapping suspects

Investigators suspect employees of MTS and Vimpelcom Moscow technical centers of providing data to individuals accused of unlawfully gathering information on officials.

17:09 16.07.2012

Tax service has no claims against former YUKOS manager

The Federal Tax Service does not have financial claims against former YUKOS partner Alexey Spirichev, who has been accused of evading taxes while heading firms controlled by the former oil giant.

16:58 16.07.2012

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Russian courts allowed not to implement rulings of Europe's human rights court

Russia's Supreme Court proposed not to implement rulings of the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) and the provisions of the European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms (ECHR).

12:53 09.12.2025

Redomiciliation stalls: How sanctions are shaping new practices for Russian companies

The mechanism for redomiciliating foreign companies to Russian jurisdiction, in effect since 2018, has recently encountered serious obstacles. Taking into account the background of sanctions-related restrictions introduced in 2022 through 2025, it has become extremely difficult to achieve the goal. The situation gave rise to the phenomenon of dual domicile and led to a rise in the number of new litigations, both in Russia and abroad.

12:32 09.12.2025

Soldiers jailed for killing US journalist Russell Bentley

A military court in Donetsk sentenced three soldiers to up to 12 years in prison for torturing and killing Russell Bentley, a 63-year-old U.S. national who collaborated with Sputnik news agency.

14:05 08.12.2025