Russian corporate law needs order - expertThe authors of amendments to the Civil Code seek to bring order to the corporate law, Yevgeni Sukhanov, Head of the Presidential Council for Codification of Legislation's working group, said at the "Law and Modernization: Experience, Prospects, Trends" international legal conference.11:03 02.12.2011
Court to hear Tymoshenko's appeal on its merits on December 13A Kiev court of appeals accepted at its Thursday preliminary hearing the appeal filed by former Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko against her sentence in a "gas case" and set December 13 to hear the appeal.09:54 02.12.2011
Prosecutors against releasing Tymoshenko on her own recognizanceThe Ukrainian Prosecutor's Office does not support former Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko's appeal against her sentence and her request to be released on her own recognizance.18:01 01.12.2011
Court refuses to suspend Tymoshenko's appeal due to poor healthAn appeals court has dismissed former Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko's petition to suspend the hearing of her appeal against prison sentence due to her poor health17:33 01.12.2011
Legal conference to discuss legal sphere developments in RussiaThe "Law and Modernization: Experience, Prospects, Trends" international legal conference will discuss development trends on the Russian legal market.17:11 01.12.2011
Pfleiderer asserts right to discharge chemicalsPfleiderer plant has filed a lawsuit with a Novgorod district court to assert its right to discharge chemicals into the atmosphere.17:04 01.12.2011
E-lawsuit filing event of the year - Supreme Commercial Court chairmanSupreme Commercial Court Chairman Anton Ivanov sees the start of a program to file lawsuits with commercial courts over the Internet as a major event on the legal market this year.16:40 01.12.2011
Free legal aid should not be charity - expertFree legal aid should not be a charity, RBL Managing Partner Dmitry Samigullin said at a roundtable as part of the "Law and Modernization: Experience, Prospects, Trends" international legal conference.16:21 01.12.2011
Australian court freezes assets of Russia's leading steelmaker worth $866 mlnThe Australian Federal Court froze the Australian-based assets of Russian steelmaker Magnitogorsk Iron and Steel Works' (MMK) worth $866 million on November 25, including MMK's five-percent stake in the Fortescue Metal Group.16:10 01.12.2011
Major insurer loses $1.6 mln lawsuit against shipyardThe commercial court has held against an insurer's lawsuit against a shipyard for $1.6 million in insurance premium.16:01 01.12.2011
Ookla LLC loses court challenge against fine for data storage violationsA Russian court said on Tuesday it had rejected a complaint filed by Ookla LLC against a 1-million ruble fine for not storing the personal data of Russian users in databases on Russian territory.17:20 17.01.2023
Russian Justice Ministry vows to improve jail conditionsRussia's Ministry of Justice has unveiled its proposals aimed at amending the internal rules of pre-trial detention centers and correctional facilities.15:29 13.01.2023
Bill on establishing Military Ombudsman post submitted to Russia’s State DumaLawmakers representing the New People party in the lower house of the Russian parliament have submitted to the State Duma a bill envisaging the introduction of the post of military ombudsman.16:17 12.10.2022