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Public defender pay rise a disgrace - MCBA chairman

Moscow Bar Association head Genri Reznik has called court-assigned attorney wages a disgrace shortly before they will be bumped up to $16.7 per day on January 1, 2013.

16:16 31.05.2012

Russian Authors Society's complaint in Elton John dispute to be heard on June 4

A Moscow court has suspended its hearing of the Russian Authors Society's claim against the appeals instance's ruling for a concert agency over an Elton John performance in the capital.

15:54 31.05.2012

Retired colonel receives 12-year sentence for spying for United States

The Moscow City Court has sentenced retired Col. Vladimir Lazar to 12 years in a high-security prison and deprived him of his military rank for spying for the United States.

15:12 31.05.2012

Court puts suspect in Politkovskaya case under house arrest

The Moscow Basmanny District Court has alleviated the measure of restraint against Dmitry Pavlyuchenkov, a suspect in the high-profile murder of journalist Anna Politkovskaya.

14:21 31.05.2012

Moscow gay parade ban appeal to be heard on June 18

The Moscow Tverskoy District Court will hear on June 18 a complaint filed by the organizers of a gay parade in Moscow against the city's ban on such meetings and rallies.

13:54 31.05.2012

Administrative courts system is premature

Supreme Commercial Court Chairman Anton Ivanov holds that to set up a separate system of administrative courts in Russia is problematic at the moment , while the jurisdiction of administrative cases can be divided between commercial and common law courts.

13:26 31.05.2012

Satellite TV providers and state commission dispute to be heard on June 19

The Moscow Commercial Court has postponed until June 19 its consideration of an amicable agreement in the dispute between Kosmos-TV, Kaskad-TV and the State Radio Frequency Commission.

12:46 31.05.2012

$4.6 mln payment from Troika Dialog won't be reconsidered

The Supreme Commercial Court denied Troika Dialog investment company the reconsideration of a lower court's order to pay $4.6 million to the Social Security of Old-Age private pension fund.

12:26 31.05.2012

New suspects in high profile Bank of Moscow case

New suspects have been named in the high-profile Bank of Moscow embezzlement case, including ex-Vice President Alexei Sytnikov.

11:44 31.05.2012

Moscow mayor proposes drug test for under-aged

Moscow mayor Sergei Sobyanin has endorsed the idea of a mandatory drug test for under 18s.

11:22 31.05.2012

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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