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Bulgari's lawsuit over trademark protection to be handled on April 24

The Moscow Commercial Court has declared a recess until April 24 in its hearing of the Italian Bulgari S.p.A.'s lawsuit to terminate early Almaz-M's trademark protection.

16:47 19.04.2012

Businessman blames St. Petersburg museums for antitrust law violation

The St. Petersburg and Leningrad Region Commercial Court will hear on May 16 a case of antitrust law violation by major city museums, which denied an individual entrepreneur the right to conduct excursions, according to the court records.

16:21 19.04.2012

Antimonopoly watchdog seeks interim measures on VimpelCom shares

The Federal Antimonopoly Service has asked the Moscow Commercial Court to impose interim measures on the shares of the Vimpelсom Ltd. telecommunications holding in its lawsuit against the Norwegian-based Telenor and Weather Investments II S.a.r.l.

15:13 19.04.2012

Gazprombank seeks 47.5 mln euro from motor works

The Moscow Commercial Court has rescheduled on Thursday until June 29 its hearing of the Gazprombank's lawsuit against the Taganrog Motor Works to recover 47.5 million euro and $700,500 in debt under loan agreements.

14:55 19.04.2012

AVATAR trademark registration dispute to be considered on May 23

On Thursday the Moscow Commercial Court postponed until May 23 its hearing of perfume producer's lawsuit against the patent agency's rejection of the AVATAR trademark registration for perfumery.

14:30 19.04.2012

Major publishers might settle $254 mln copyright dispute

The Moscow Commercial Court has suspended until April 26 its hearing of the Terra publishing house's $254.2 million lawsuit against the Astrel publisher.

14:07 19.04.2012

New charges brought against former head of CreditTrust bank

A new charge was brought against Alexander Timofeyev, former head of the CreditTrust bank suspected of intended bankruptcy.

13:47 19.04.2012

Action deeming Berezovsky's letter extremist to be handled on May 10

Moscow's Khamovnichesky District Court set Thursday May 10 for hearing the lawsuit to recognize a letter by fugitive millionaire Boris Berezovsky as extremist.

13:25 19.04.2012

Defendant in hacker attack on Aeroflot seeks to prosecute investigators

Former head of processing company ChronoPay Pavel Vrublevsky, charged with masterminding a hacker attack on Aeroflot's web site in 2010, demands to prosecute agents of the Federal Security Service (FSB) as well as a police investigator.

13:09 19.04.2012

Metro Cash & Carry to appeal trade law breach accusation on May 24

The Moscow Commercial Court has scheduled May 24 for a preliminary hearing in the Metro Cash & Carry's claim to invalidate the antitrust watchdog's ruling which states that the wholesaler discriminates against suppliers of fish and fish derivatives.

12:21 19.04.2012

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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