Intellectual Property Court to consider appeal against nike.ru judgmentThe Intellectual Property Court (IPC) will consider on October 1 a cassation appeal filed by Stanislav Drugalyov, administrator of the nike.ru domain, against the Ninth Commercial Court of Appeals' decision prohibiting him from using the word "nike" in a domain name.12:58 28.08.2013
Khan Resources not to go to Canadian Supreme court in ARMZ litigationKhan Resources Inc. (Khan) has decided not to appeal to the Supreme Court of Canada a lower-court decision to dismiss its efforts to validate, substitute, or dispense with service of its claim against Russian uranium producer Atomredmetzoloto (ARMZ), according to a statement released by Khan Friday.15:01 26.08.2013
Moscow court upholds refusal to register gay marriageThe Lyublinsky District Court of Moscow upheld on Thursday a refusal by the St. Petersburg civil registry office to register a same-sex marriage.14:13 15.08.2013
Second request for review of Russian smuggler pilot's case in US rejectedThe New York Court of Appeals has rejected the motion for the full court to review the case of Russian pilot Konstantin Yaroshenko, who was sentenced to 20 years in prison for drugs smuggling.11:05 15.08.2013
ECHR gives top priority to Moscow rioters' complaintThe European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) has given top priority to the appeal against the lengthy term of detention and inhumane confinement conditions filed by Vladimir Akimenkov and Yaroslav Belousov, two persons involved in the Moscow riots case, their attorney Dmitry Agranovsky told RAPSI on Thursday.12:12 08.08.2013
Russian Supreme Court to consider Khodorkovsky supervisory appeal TuesdayRussia’s Supreme Court will consider Tuesday a supervisory appeal of the verdict against former YUKOS top manager Mikhail Khodorkovsky and his business partner Platon Lebedev.18:58 05.08.2013
Ruling to invalidate former YUKOS subsidiary's loan contracts not to be reconsideredThe Supreme Commercial Court of the Russian Federation has upheld a previous court ruling quashing four Yukos Capital S.a.r.l. agreements on providing Yuganskneftegaz $340 million in loans.18:03 01.08.2013
Tymoshenko's defense team requests review of gas caseThe lawyers of former Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko have asked the Supreme Court of Ukraine to review the sentence in the gas case, attorney Sergei Vlasenko told RIA Novosti on Thursday.15:04 01.08.2013
Tymoshenko's attorneys vow to request review of gas caseThe final judgment of the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) permits the lawyers of former Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko to seek review and quashing of the sentence in the gas case, attorney Sergei Vlasenko told journalists at a news conference on Wednesday.16:29 31.07.2013
Alleged Russian smuggler's attorneys appeal Lithuanian extradition rulingThe lawyers of Russian national Dmitry Ustinov, who was detained in Lithuania on suspicion of arms smuggling, have appealed the decision of the Vilnius District Court to extradite him to the United States.10:30 30.07.2013
Kirov court received Navalny's embezzlement verdict appealThe Leninsky District court of Kirov has received an appeal against the verdict filed by opposition leader and anti-corruption campaigning blogger Alexei Navalny and businessman Pyotr Ofitserov, who were convicted and sentenced for large-scale embezzlement on July 18.15:07 29.07.2013
Pussy Riot member Nadezhda Tolokonnikova loses parole appealThe Supreme Court of Republic of Mordovia upheld a previous ruling to reject Pussy Riot member Nadezhda Tolokonnikova's request for parole. Tolokonnikova was sentenced to two years in prison along with two other punk group members for a protest performance at the altar of the Christ the Savior Cathedral in Moscow.13:42 26.07.2013
Pussy Riot's Tolokonnikova will not plead guiltyPussy Riot member Nadezhda Tolokonnikova stated during her parole hearing that she will not plead guilty to her hooliganism charge, and will continue to appeal her sentence.11:21 26.07.2013
Alaska loses bid to invalidate measures aimed at saving endangered sea lionsA US court held Tuesday that a federal agency had acted appropriately in imposing limitations on commercial fishing in certain sub-regions of the Pacific Ocean that play host to an endangered population of sea lions, thus rejecting claims brought by Alaska and representatives of the fishing industry challenging the restrictions.17:40 24.07.2013
US company's appeal in row with Russia's leading social network rejectedThe Thirteenth Commercial Court of Appeals rejected an appeal filed by the US Talk Fusion against the dismissal of the lawsuit aimed at the Russian VKontakte company and against self-employed businessman Igor Vulfovic.17:03 23.07.2013
RAPSI reports live from hearing for Navalny's release pending appealRAPSI is holding a live text broadcast from the Leninsky District court of Kirov, where the opposition leader and anti-corruption whistleblower Alexei Navalny was sentenced to 5 years in a penal colony after having been convicted of embezzlement. His co-accused Pyotr Ofitserov was sentenced as well and received 4 years behind bars. Both were handcuffed after the verdict was handed down and detained. The prosecutors have filed a request for them to be released from custody till their appeal against the verdict reaches court and is considered.10:15 19.07.2013
Navalny defense team plans to appeal embezzlement verdict this monthDefense attorneys for opposition activist Alexei Navalny – who was convicted and sentenced Tuesday for large-scale embezzlement –and his co-accused Pyotr Ofitserov have received copies of the verdict against their clients, and plan to appeal the decision before the end of July, Navalny's attorney Vadim Kobsev told RAPSI Thursday.17:35 18.07.2013
Hermitage Capital CEO's defense appeals tax evasion sentenceDefense of Hermitage Capital's head William Browder appealed the 9 year tax evasion sentence imposed by the Tverskoi District Court of Moscow, attorney Kirill Goncharov told RAPSI.15:58 18.07.2013
Ombudsman's second appeal against Khodorkovsky's sentence rejectedThe Moscow City Court has rejected a second appeal filed by Human Rights Commissioner Vladimir Lukin against the sentence of former YUKOS head Mikhail Khodorkovsky and his partner Platon Lebedev, the Khodorkovsky-Lebedev website reported on Friday.15:51 05.07.2013
Libyan court to consider Russian suspects' appeal on August 14An appeal filed by Alexander Shadrov and Vladimir Dolgov, who are accused by the new Libyan government of helping Muammar Gaddafi's regime, has been postponed until August 14.14:21 05.07.2013