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Court cuts penalty collection for Defense Ministry

A commercial court has satisfied the Defense Ministry's lawsuit against Extra M, reducing the initially claimed amount from $7.644 million to $5,958.

17:30 24.01.2012

ECHR awards ex-prosecutor 3.5k euro in suit against Russia

The European Court of Human Rights has ordered Russia to pay 3,500 euro to former Moscow regional prosecutor Valery Samoylov, who was convicted of fraud in 2010.

17:00 24.01.2012

Police finish investigating accused in Magnitsky's death

Law enforcement agencies have finished investigating a criminal case against the staff of the pretrial detention center who have been held liable for the death of Hermitage Capital fund lawyer Sergei Magnitsky

16:30 24.01.2012

LUKoil and Conoco Philips appeal in $15.71mln suit to be heard in February

The commercial court will hear on February 20 an appeal filed by a joint enterprise composing Naryanmarneftegaz, LUKoil and Conoco Philips against a court decision to resume proceedings in an environmental watchdog's lawsuit to recover $15.71 million from the company.

16:20 24.01.2012

U.S. court dismisses Gazprom's appeal in Lazarenko case

The Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit has dismissed Gazprom's appeal against a district court judgment dismissing its $140 million in claims from the proceedings over former Ukrainian Prime Minister Pavel Lazarenko's accounts.

16:10 24.01.2012

Appeal against dismissal of $7 mln suit against Maxi-Group to be heard in February

A commercial court will hear on February 15 Novolipetsk Iron and Steel Works' cassation appeal against the dismissal of a lawsuit against former Maxi-Group top managers to recover $7.61 million in losses.

15:56 24.01.2012

Microsoft accuses Russian citizen of creating botnet

Microsoft submitted a lawsuit to a district court in Virginia against Russian citizen Andrei Sabelnikov, who allegedly created the Khelios botnet and operated its activity.

15:29 24.01.2012

LG subsidiaries give up appeals against $121k award for illegal software use

The Ninth Commercial Appeals Court has terminated the proceedings in LG Electronics' appeal against a $121,000 award for Adobe and Corel as compensation for illegal software use.

15:09 24.01.2012

Satellite TV operator sues State Frequency Commission over tender on LTE networks

The court will hear on March 1 the Cosmos-TV satellite TV operator's lawsuit against the State Radio Frequency Commission to partially cancel its September 8 decision.

15:01 24.01.2012

Russia may challenge EU anti-dumping rules in court after joining WTO

Russia may challenge in court EU anti-dumping law regulations against its metallurgic products after it accedes to the World Trade Organization.

14:52 24.01.2012

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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