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Court allows BP not to disclose information on Rosneft deal

An appeals court has overruled the commercial court's decision on security measures for lawsuits filed by TNK-BP's minority shareholders against BP board members Peter A. Charow and Richard S. Sloan.

15:18 10.10.2011

Announcement of Tymoshenko's sentence may be postponed - defense

Former Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko's defense complained about the level of uncertainty as to when her sentence will be passed.

15:03 10.10.2011

Case against police investigator legal - Prosecutor General's Office

A criminal case opened against an Interior Ministry investigator for receiving a $3 million bribe is legal, the Prosecutor General's Office reported on Monday.

14:41 10.10.2011

Hearing of MBRD subsidiary's bankruptcy appeal postponed

A commercial court declared on Monday a recess until October 17 in its hearing of the Federal Tax Service's appeal for MBRD-Finance bankruptcy.

14:01 10.10.2011

Court to hear report on Novosibirsk Iron and Steel Works' bankruptcy

A court will hear on October 26 a report of Novosibirsk Iron and Steel Works' administrator on the bankruptcy progress.

13:07 10.10.2011

Moscow police investigator charged with $3 mln bribe appeals her arrest

The Interior Ministry's investigator, charged with receiving a $3 million bribe, appealed her arrest.

12:42 10.10.2011

Central Bank's application to liquidate bank with multi-million debt upheld

A commercial court satisfied an application by the Central Bank of Russia to liquidate AMT Bank, whose debt may become the largest in the history of the Deposit Insurance Agency.

12:04 10.10.2011

Court delays sentence to former Sberbank employees charged with stealing

A court has postponed until October 13 a sentence announcement for four former Sberbank and Pension Fund employees, who were charged with stealing over $300,000 from the accounts of deceased clients.

11:42 10.10.2011

Case opened over illegal 18-tonne salmon roe harvest in Far East

Investigative authorities have launched a criminal case over attempted transfer of 18 metric tons of illegally produced salmon roe from the fishing ground.

10:17 10.10.2011

Court to hear Krusovice's importer appeal in case against Czech Heineken

A commercial court of appeals will hear on October 18 an appeal filed by the Bahus Premium beer importer against the refusal to recover about $2,360 in compensation from Heineken Ceska republika.

17:30 07.10.2011

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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