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U.S. court orders Tymoshenko to report on notifying defendants in RosUkrEnergo case

The U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York has ordered the lawyers of former Ukraine Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko, who filed a lawsuit against RosUkrEnergo and its owner Dmitry Firtash, to report on the notification of the defendants by April 20.

17:47 03.04.2012

Law enforcement authorities ready to close Magnitsky case

The case of Hermitage Capital investment fund consultant Sergey Magnitsky may be ceased if his relatives issue such a demand.

17:28 03.04.2012

Lawmakers reluctant to toughen responsibility for offshore companies

The draft law on amendments to the Civil Code, which was introduced by President Dmitry Medvedev to the State Duma, does not include regulations on increasing charter capital or toughening responsibility for offshore companies acting in Russia.

17:06 03.04.2012

Limitations removed from PIK Group's frozen shares

The Court of Cyprus has removed the limitations from 8.29 percent of shares in PIK Group that belonged to Holborner Services Limited (Holborner) and were later frozen under an application filed by Forienst Investment Limited (Forienst), which is owned by PIK co-founder Kirill Pisarev.

16:47 03.04.2012

High-ranking military officials stole $6.4 mln from nuclear arms budget

Law enforcement agencies have uncovered a large-scale budget embezzlement in the Defense Ministry. According to investigators, high-ranking military officials stole $6.4 million allocated for the nuclear weapons complex's development.

16:04 03.04.2012

Law does not limit president's right to grant pardon

Legislation does not limit the president's right to grant a pardon to any given prisoner even if he did not apply for one, Vadim Klyuvgant, counsel for Mikhail Khodorkovsky said on Tuesday.

15:40 03.04.2012

Federal Penitentiary Service proposes paid medical services for prisoners

The Federal Penitentiary Service has developed a draft law on free medical services for prisoners and their right to paid medical services.

14:42 03.04.2012

Lawsuit on depriving Casio Computer of rights to brand may be revoked

Honk-Kong's Fusion Technics which required from the patent watchdog annulling the Casio trademark's legal protection for goods like calculators and photo cameras, may revoke its lawsuit.

14:18 03.04.2012

Retired judges to be employed as intermediaries

Retired judges should be employed as intermediaries in out-of-court reconciliation procedures, Presidential Adviser Veniamin Yakovlev said at a Tuesday roundtable discussion in RIA Novosti.

13:47 03.04.2012

Lawsuit against Moscow city government for $22mln to be reconsidered

The Moscow Commercial Court will reconsider a lawsuit filed by the Film Directors Guild's Trading House Forum-XXI against the Moscow city government for $21.86 million due to its disruption of a luxury housing project in the capital.

13:31 03.04.2012

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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