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Nestle's complaint over dismissal of ad slogan action to be heard on June 20

On June 20 the Moscow District Federal Commercial Court will hear Nestle Russia's appeal against the court's dismissal of its lawsuit against Unilever Rus over an advertising slogan.

13:29 25.05.2012

Additional charge of almost $30mln from VimpelCom invalidated

The Ninth Commercial Court of Appeals has supported the original ruling that the additional charge imposed on VimpelCom of over $29.5 million in unpaid tax was invalid.

13:00 25.05.2012

Public servant convicted of leasing out public lands to friends and relatives

Former head of a town in Moscow region Viktor Musagitov has been convicted of abuse of power and fraud in allocating municipal land.

12:29 25.05.2012

Prosecutor General's Office to protect business

The Prosecutor General's Office has set up a special unit to supervise the observance of businessmen's rights.

11:57 25.05.2012

London court dismisses Ingosstrakh's appeal in dispute with BNP Paribas

On Thursday, the London Court of Appeals dismissed the appeal by Ingosstrakh-Investments, which disputed the lawfulness of the consideration of BNP Paribas' claims against it in British courts.

11:15 25.05.2012

Holding-Credit bank management suspected of asset stripping

The Holding-Credit management is suspected of stripping the bank of assets, destroying bank documents and its client base.

10:48 25.05.2012

E-documents to be given legal standing

Digital documents may soon have the same legal standing as paper documents.

10:16 25.05.2012

Russia presses for early release of air hostess detained in Canada

Russia has insisted on the early release of stewardess Marina Talashkova, who has been detained in Canada on online fraud charges upon the United States' request.

17:51 24.05.2012

Decision dismissed to recover $1.5mln for TNK-BP Holding from Ingosstrakh

The Moscow District Federal Commercial Court has canceled lower court's desicion to recover $1.5 million in insurance indemnity for TNK-BP Holding.

17:40 24.05.2012

Lawsuit over using googl.ru and gugl.ru domain names to be heard on May 30

The Moscow Commercial Court has declared a recess until May 30 in its hearing of Google's lawsuit to ban Weblink from using the "googl.ru" and "gugl.ru" domain names.

17:14 24.05.2012

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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