Yukos Capital's appeal over $98.6 mln transactions to be reconsideredThe Volga District Federal Commercial Court has registered an appeal from Luxemburg-based Yukos Capital S.a.r.l. concerning the invalidation of loan agreements it had signed with Samaraneftegaz, a subsidiary of state-run Rosneft, worth $98.6 million.11:57 02.10.2012
Pussy Riot hearing adjourned until October 10The Moscow City Court has postponed its hearing of Pussy Riot's appeal until October 10 due to one of the convicts' rejection of her defense attorney's services. The Pussy Riot punk band members had been issued a two-year prison sentence for disorderly conduct in church, an offence which was believed by the court to have been committed out of religious hatred.12:16 01.10.2012
Oppositionist Navalny to appeal verdict favoring ruling partyThe Moscow City Court will hear an appeal on September 20 filed by renowned whistleblower Alexei Navalny against the recovery of 30,000 rubles ($970) in compensation for the ruling United Russia member Vladimir Svirid.17:53 18.09.2012
IT company's $89.56 mln back tax ruling overturned on appealThe Ninth Commercial Court of Appeals has upheld the dismissal of a ruling which ordered IT company Lanit to pay back-taxes in the amount of $89.56 million, a court spokesperson told the Russian Legal Information Agency (RAPSI/rapsinews.com). In so holding, the court ruled against the tax inspectorate's appeal.Lanit is one of the top ten Russian IT companies, according to Digit.ru17:42 06.09.2012
Former Ukrainian interior minister to attend appellate proceedingsFormer Interior Minister Yuri Lutsenko said in an interview with Ukrayinska Pravda on Thursday that he will personally attend the court hearings of his appeal against his second sentence.15:43 06.09.2012
Communist lawmaker slams police beating chargesCommunist Party State Duma Deputy Vladimir Bessonov, who is suspected of having beaten a police officer during an opposition rally in Rostov-on-Don, has submitted an appeal to the Prosecutor General's Office to invalidate the case initiated against him, he said at a news conference on Tuesday.17:43 04.09.2012
Opposition activist Yashin's appeal of home search rejectedThe Moscow City Court declared the search of opposition activist Ilya Yashin's apartment lawful, thus rejecting his appeal of the search warrant issued by Basmanny District Court.10:16 04.09.2012
Tymoshenko may have difficulty proving her case in StrasburgFormer Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko's legal team will find it difficult to prove that Tymoshenko's arrest in August 2011 and her allegedly improper detention conditions were politically motivated when her case is brought before the European Court of Human Rights.10:35 03.09.2012
France disappointed by Tymoshenko appeal rejectionFrance is disappointed by the rejection of former Ukrainian prime minister Yulia Tymoshenko's appeal of her sentence in the so-called gas case and is calling on the Ukrainian authorities to observe human rights.11:00 31.08.2012
Former Ukrainian Interior Minister appeals sentence in spy caseDefense attorneys for former Ukrainian Interior Minister Yuri Lutsenko have filed an appealed against the sentence in Lutsenko's second criminal case.14:23 30.08.2012
Hunger striking politician's appeal to annul mayoral elections dismissedThe Astrakhan Regional Court dismissed Wednesday an appeal of a lower court's ruling not to annul the city's mayoral elections which had been brought by Oleg Shein, leader of Astrakhan's A Just Russia branch who made international headlines last Spring for a 40-day hunger strike.13:24 30.08.2012
US disappointed with Ukraine high court's dismissal of Tymoshenko's appealThe United States is disappointed with the dismissal of former Ukrainian prime minister Yulia Tymoshenko's appeal of a sentence imposed for signing illegal gas deals, according to US Department of State spokeswoman Victoria Nuland.12:55 30.08.2012
Tymoshenko to appeal affirmation of gas deal sentence to ECHRFormer Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko will file an application with the European Court of Human Rights against the Ukrainian High Specialized Court on Civil and Criminal Cases' decision to leave intact her sentence on charges of having made illegal gas deals while serving as prime minister.16:30 29.08.2012
Pussy Riot appeals sentenceMembers of the punk rock group Pussy Riot have appealed the Moscow Khamovnichesky District Court's decision sentencing the women to two years in prison for their protest at the Christ the Savior Cathedral.11:01 28.08.2012
Appeal of YUKOS suspect's property seizure case to be heard in SeptemberThe Moscow City Court has rescheduled for September 1 its hearing of an appeal of the decision to lift the seizure of late YUKOS embezzlement case suspect Vasily Aleksanyan's property.17:23 27.08.2012
Pussy Riot set to appeal sentence next weekThe defense team will appeal the two-year prison sentence for members of punk group Pussy Riot next week, lawyer Nikolai Polozov told the Russian Legal Information Agency (RAPSI) on Tuesday.18:32 21.08.2012
Tax charge of $7.5 mln against Renault Samara to be reviewed in SeptemberOn September 10, the Eleventh Commercial Court of Appeals will hear an appeal by the Federal Tax Service against a court ruling invalidating $7.5 mln in supplementary tax charges against Renault Samara.12:28 20.08.2012
Bout defense requests appeal extensionThe attorney for Russian national Viktor Bout, who was sentenced in April to 25 years in a US prison, has requested that the court of appeals extend the term for appealing the sentence until February 1, 2013.11:00 09.08.2012
Pussy Riot to appeal violation of rights to Strasbourg courtThe defense of the Pussy Riot punk band has said on Tuesday that they will submit an appeal to the European Court of Human Rights, as they believe their clients' rights have been violated during the trial.17:47 07.08.2012
Magnitsky's mother to contest refusal to remand jail warden caseLate Hermitage Capital auditor Sergei Magnitsky's mother plans to appeal the court's refusal to remand the case against former Butyrka Prison Deputy Warden Dmitry Kratov.17:02 27.07.2012