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Bulgarian power company sues Russian nuclear power plant builder

National Electric Company (NEK) of Bulgaria submitted to Arbitration Court of Geneva a 61 million euro counterclaim against Atomstroyexport , the press-release of the Bulgarian company reads.

12:19 07.10.2011

Court to hear Strabag's $28.4 lawsuit against three insurers

The court will hear on November 7 a $28.4 million lawsuit filed by major construction company Strabag AG against three insurance companies.

12:07 07.10.2011

Business center sues Georgian consular section to recover debt

A commercial court will hold on November 3 preliminary hearing of a business center's lawsuit to recover from the Georgian consular section at the Embassy of Switzerland rent and utility payment arrears.

11:39 07.10.2011

Studio ordered to refund Culture Ministry $154,000 for undone cartoon

A commercial court satisfied on Thursday the Culture Ministry's lawsuit against the state-run Soyuzmultfilm studio, , to terminate a public contract for the animated cartoon's financing.

11:19 07.10.2011

Court denies government's right to historical hotel

The court upheld on Thursday the lower court's refusal to declare historical Hotel Sovietsky in Moscow federal government property.

11:02 07.10.2011

Berezovsky surprises High Court with controversial testimony

Boris Berezovsky, a Russian billionaire who currently lives in the UK, failed to clearly explain his deals with Sibneft oil company in the end of the first day of his testimony over the lawsuit against his former business partner Roman Abramovich.

10:20 07.10.2011

Punishment for economic crimes softened, "Tymoshenko amendment" rejected

The bill softening punishment for a number of economic crimes passed its first reading at the Ukrainian parliament on Thursday, yet it failed to introduce at this stage legislative amendments allowing former Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko to avoid criminal prosecution in the infamous "gas case".

10:09 07.10.2011

Prosecutor's office initiates case against airlines

The Prosecutor General's Office initiated a case on carrying out business activity violating the terms stipulated by the license against the Avianova airline.

17:32 06.10.2011

Court revokes watchdog's ban on Jehovah's Witnesses magazines

The court has canceled the communications watchdog's decision to ban Jehovah's Witnesses from distributing its magazines in Russia.

17:18 06.10.2011

Watchdog employee put on international wanted list for embezzling $854k

Investigators placed the former general director of the watchdog's medical center on the international wanted list for embezzling $854,000 allocated for medical equipment

17:06 06.10.2011

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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