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Moscow court to hear opposition leader's arrest appeal

The Presnensky district court in Moscow will hear an appeal today filed by renowned whistleblower and opposition leader Alexei Navalny, who was placed under administrative arrest on May 9 for resisting police authorityю

13:30 12.05.2012

Investigators request arrest extension for martial arts fighter

Investigators have requested to extend the arrest of MMA fighter Rasul Mirzayev until July. Mirzayev was charged with the death of 19-year-old student Ivan Agafonov.

11:59 12.05.2012

Merger of multi-million suits by NLMK against Maximov to be heard on May 15

The Moscow Commercial Court postponed until May 15 the preliminary hearings of the lawsuit by Novolipetsk Steel to recover $178.75 million from Maxi-Group founder Nikolai Maximov.

11:25 12.05.2012

Bank of Moscow claims $148.5 mln from major fruit importer

The Bank of Moscow has filed a petition with the St. Petersburg Commercial Court to include its $148.5 million claim in the JFC creditors' register. JFC is the head company of Russia's major fruit importer.

10:48 12.05.2012

Expert appraisal of Pussy Riot case turned down

The Moscow City Court has resolved not to request the psycholinguistic appraisal of the Pussy Riot case concerning the three female punk rockers charged with hooliganism.

10:19 12.05.2012

Company disputes decision dismissing $335mln claim against Gazprom

The Supreme Commercial Court has registered Rosgazifikatsiya's application to reconsider the dismissal of its lawsuit to recover $335 million from Gazprom and its registrar SR-DRAGA.

18:00 11.05.2012

Investigators to question Sukhoi staff over Superjet-100 crash in Indonesia

Investigators will question the Sukhoi Civil Aircraft workers involved in developing the Sukhoi Superjet-100 that crashed yesterday in Indonesia.

17:29 11.05.2012

Moscow City Court affirms arrest extension of Pussy Riot member

The Moscow City Court has affirmed the arrest extension until June 24 of alleged Pussy Riot punk gang member Maria Alyokhina, who has been charged with public disorder in the Christ the Savior Cathedral in Moscow.

17:00 11.05.2012

Tymoshenko's defense deems statement of murder involvement absurd

Former Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko's lawyer Serhiy Vlasenko has called absurd an official's statement that she may soon be charged with arranging a politician's murder in 1996.

16:30 11.05.2012

Moskva Airlines disputes $17.6 mln recovery in favor of Russian Technologies

Moskva Airlines has appealed lower-court judicial acts on the recovery of over $17.61 million in a lawsuit filed by the Russian Technologies state corporation.

16:10 11.05.2012

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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