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Ukrainian parliament to examine laws to help Tymoshenko avoid prison

Ukraine's parliament will examine draft laws that will help Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko avoid prison if approved.

14:37 03.10.2011

Magnitsky blacklist provoked by Russian inaction, activist believes

The West was forced to introduce sanctions against Russian officials implicated in the Sergei Magnitsky case because the investigative authorities have not taken steps to investigate the crime and determine the cause of death, Ludmilla Alexeeva, the head the Moscow Helsinki Group, said today.

14:01 03.10.2011

Court evicts gas company from theater property

Commercial court satisfied on Monday the lawsuit filed by a state property watchdog against a major pipeline construction company.

13:14 03.10.2011

Major retailer's accountant, charged with $14 mln tax evasion, ignores court hearing

The court postponed until October 7 its hearing of a criminal case against former Eldorado chief accountant Mikhail Advena, who was charged with $14.1 million corporate tax evasion.

12:54 03.10.2011

High Court of London to hear dispute between Russian oligarchs

The High Court of London will start hearing on Monday a 2 billion pounds lawsuit filed by Boris Berezovsky, a Russian billionaire who currently lives in the UK, against his former business partner Roman Abromovich. Mr. Berezovsky seeks a compensation for a number assets he was forced to sell to Mr. Abramovich between 2000 to 2003.

11:03 03.10.2011

Coal producers contest $17mln fines for price collusion

Commercial court registered the applications lodged by Siberian Coal Energy Company (SUEK) and Russian Coal challenging the fines of $15 million and $2 million respectively imposed by the antimonopoly watchdog.

10:49 03.10.2011

Brother of Russia's richest woman disputes major developer's sale

Businessman Viktor Baturin filed a lawsuit with a commercial court to invalidate a transaction to sell the Inteko development company owned by his sister Yelena Baturina, who is also Russia's richest woman and the wife of former Moscow Mayor Yuri Luzhkov.

17:53 30.09.2011

Court dismisses Chanel's claim over legal protection of Egoiste trademark

The court dismissed Chanel's claim to cancel the intellectual property service's (Rospatent) decision to cease protecting the Egoiste trademark.

17:24 30.09.2011

Court to hear banker's defamation suit against publisher

The court will hear on November 17 a defamation lawsuit filed by billionaire Alexander Lebedev and his National Reserve Bank (NRB) against the Kommersant publisher.

17:12 30.09.2011

Sixty seven bankruptcy lawsuits against former top-30 bank satisfied

International Industrial Bank's (Mezhprombank) bankruptcy manager submitted 140 lawsuits worth $3 billion to the courts, thus satisfying 67 lawsuits worth $2.82 billion.

17:06 30.09.2011

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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