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Doninvest group appeal against $38.7 mln award for VTB Bank postponed

The court has postponed until November 7 its hearing of Doninvest group subsidiaries' appeal against a $38.7 judgment in favor of VTB Bank

11:04 06.10.2011

Court to hear airline's $781k lawsuit against football club

A court postponed until October 12 its hearing of a $781,300 lawsuit filed by Dagestan Airlines against football club Anzhi Makhachkala.

10:47 06.10.2011

Court allows Metro Cash & Carry to use mosque image in advertising

The Tatarstan Commercial Court has held against the prosecutor's lawsuit to prohibit Metro Cash & Carry to use Qolsharif Mosque image in its adverts.

09:57 06.10.2011

Court registers bankruptcy petition against major power supply company

Vekha-Region auto part retailer filed a bankruptcy application against Kubanenergo, a major energy network company in Krasnodar region.

17:54 05.10.2011

Court confirms dismissal of $45.34 mln suit against lottery operator

Appellate court upheld the dismissal of the watchdog's lawsuit to recover $45.34 million from the Otkrytaya Tekhnologicheskaya Kompaniya lottery operator.

17:50 05.10.2011

Khodorkovsky to choose between relatives and journalists

The Federal Penitentiary Service acted lawfully in offering former YUKOS chief Mikhail Khodorkovsky the choice between having personal interviews with the media and family visit.

17:22 05.10.2011

Retired colonel found guilty of multi-million ruble fraud

A military court found a retired colonel and two representatives of a non-commercial organization guilty of embezzling more than $6.45 million.

16:43 05.10.2011

Bank of Moscow, winery may settle $25.2 mln dispute

The Bank of Moscow and Milstream Black Sea Wines are negotiating a settlement in the lawsuit for 822.955 million rubles ($25.2 million) in debt under a loan.

16:26 05.10.2011

Russian tycoon's defamation lawsuit against publishing house dismissed

A commercial court dismissed the defamation lawsuit filed by businessman Alexander Lebedev against Kommersant Publishing House.

15:51 05.10.2011

Amendments allowing Tymoshenko to escape prison rejected by parliament

The Ukrainian parliament rejected on Wednesday all four bills introducing Criminal Code amendments that would allow former Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko to escape criminal liability if convicted in the "gas case".

15:20 05.10.2011

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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