Magnitsky Act's sponsor may be denied entrance to RussiaU.S. Senator Ben Cardin, the sponsor of the contentious Magnitsky Act, may be denied entrance to Russia.10:29 02.07.2012
Appeal against Interior Troops' chief physician arrest to be heard on July 2The Moscow District Military Court will hear on July 2 the appeal against the arrest of Interior Troops chief physician Maj. Gen. Yury Sabanin, who has been charged with bribery.17:40 29.06.2012
Hearings of united NLMK's multimillion suits against Maximov postponedThe Moscow Commercial Court has postponed until August 10 the preliminary hearings into two Novolipetsky Steel' (NLMK) lawsuits to recover $166.84 million from Maxi-Group founder Nikolai Maximov. The lawsuits also seek to invalidate a sale and purchase agreement of Maxi-Group shares and to recover $225.88 million.17:14 29.06.2012
Amendments to noncommercial organizations law propose prison termsAmendments to the draft law on granting noncommercial organizations financed from abroad a foreign agent status stipulate introducing administrative and criminal punishment - up to four year imprisonment - for not complying with the law.16:26 29.06.2012
Nestle loses lawsuit against Unilever over advertising languageThe Moscow District Federal Commercial Court has upheld the dismissal of Nestle Russia's lawsuit against Unilever Rus over an advertisement.15:42 29.06.2012
Bout's defense intends to refer to U.S. pardoning commissionThe defense of Russian citizen Viktor Bout sentenced in the United States to 25 years in prison is determined to appeal the sentence as well as refer to the U.S. pardoning commission.15:19 29.06.2012
90% of supplementary tax assessments for copyright society upheldThe Moscow Commercial Court has validated 90 percent of the $17 million in additional taxes charged from the Russian Copyright Society by the Federal Tax Service.14:12 29.06.2012
Bout not ready to waive his right to appeal in order to be extraditedThe Justice Ministry is prepared to file a request for the extradition of businessman Viktor Bout, convicted in the United States, under the Convention on the Transfer of Sentenced Persons, but Bout is not ready to waive his right to appeal, a necessary condition for his extradition.12:50 29.06.2012
Russia's largest bank warns clients about infamous MMM projectSberbank has warned its clients about the dangers of dubious financial schemes in connection with the appearance of leaflets attracting participants to МММ-2011 and МММ-2012 projects which refer to Sberbank.12:22 29.06.2012
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