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Court to hear major bank's bankruptcy suit against developer

The court will hear on October 18 a bankruptcy application filed by Societe Generale's subsidiary against a development company.

13:45 20.09.2011

Major coal producer fined over $15 million for violating antimonopoly laws

Siberian Coal Energy Company, a major producer of thermal coal, was fined $15.46 million, and Russian Coal was fined $2.10 million for taking part in a cartel agreement.

13:33 20.09.2011

Moscow government escapes $27 mln collection over disrupting luxury housing project

On Tuesday, the commercial court dismissed a suit by the Film Directors' Guild Trading House Forum-XXI for $27 million against the Moscow city government over its disruption of a luxury housing project in central Moscow

13:19 20.09.2011

Supreme Court quashes businessman's fraud sentence

The Supreme Court's criminal board overruled on Tuesday the imprisonment sentence passed against a businessman for fraud

13:01 20.09.2011

YUKOS trial unfair - ECHR

The European Court of Human Rights found Yukos trial unfair, according to the court's press-release.

12:48 20.09.2011

European court to pass decision in YUKOS $98 bn lawsuit

The European court will pass its decision in the lawsuit filed by Mikhail Khodorkovsky's former oil company against Russia.

11:20 20.09.2011

Insurer to have its license restriction reviewed

The major insurer's case will take a recess until September 26. The commercial court declared a recess in Innogarant's appeal against a regulator's decision to restrict its license

10:59 20.09.2011

Entrepreneur's lawsuit against major bank and publishing house dismissed

The court dismissed a defamation lawsuit filed by Marshall Capital Partners (MCP) founder Konstantin Malofeyev against the leading Russian financial institution VTB Bank and the Kommersant publishing house.

18:16 19.09.2011

Major developer loses $5.8 mln lawsuit against Moscow government

A commercial court of appeals has reaffirmed on Monday a lower-court's adverse judgment in Inteco's lawsuit against the Moscow government to recover 161.113 million rubles ($5.8 million)

17:59 19.09.2011

Federal grid company to consider $16mln settlement with major insurer

The federal grid company will consider a settlement agreement with a major insurer amounting to $16.6 million in compensation.

17:35 19.09.2011

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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