Bockmer Ventures fails to revive suit over Federation Tower skyscraper in MoscowThe Ninth Commercial Court of Appeals affirmed the dismissal of a lawsuit filed by Cyprus-based Bockmer Ventures Limited seeking up to $49 million from real estate developer Federation Tower ZAO (former Mirax City).11:39 27.08.2014
Opposition activist Navalny appeals ruling in defamation caseOpposition and anti-corruption activist Alexei Navalny has appealed the ruling of a Moscow court ordering him to refute the information about lawmaker Igor Rudensky posted on his blog.16:46 14.08.2014
New Zealand court rejects appeal in Russian sex crimeThe Supreme Court of New Zealand has rejected an appeal from a local resident who was convicted on child molestation charges for a crime committed in Russia, The New Zealand Herald writes.17:14 13.08.2014
Fugitive Russian mogul Polonsky’s appeal turned downTverskoy Moscow District Court of Moscow rejected an appeal filed by mogul Sergei Polonsky against the investigator’s refusal to take him off the wanted list, the court told RAPSI on Friday.13:44 08.08.2014
Ravenol Russland Company appeals Shell motor oil import ban“Parallel” importer Ravenol Russland has appealed a court ban on importing Shell motor oils without prior permission of the rights holder. The court upheld a Shell Brands International lawsuit and also fined Ravenol Russland 4.1 million rubles for violating the plaintiff’s trademark, officials at the Rostov Commercial Court told RAPSI on Thursday.17:46 07.08.2014
Magnitsky’s Mother denied request to reopen investigationThe Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation has denied the reinvestigation request of the mother of the Hermitage Capital Management investment fund’s auditor Sergei Magnitsky regarding the circumstances of his death, as well as an independent medical examination, corporate officials told RAPSI on Thursday.11:32 07.08.2014
Accused Russian hacker’s lawyer alleges identity messThe defense lawyer for Russian national Roman Seleznev, who was arrested on charges of cyber fraud, says federal attorneys failed to prove they have arrested the right man, RIA Novosti announced.10:34 31.07.2014
Polonsky’s lawyer complains about investigator who put him on wanted listBusinessman Sergei Polonsky’s lawyer has filed a complaint with the Tverskoy Court in Moscow against an investigator who has refused to remove Polonsky from a wanted list. Polonsky has been charged in Russia with embezzling billions of rubles from investors in the Rublyovskaya Riviera and Kutuzovskaya Milya projects. Attorney Alexander Karabanov talked to RIA Novosti about this on Wednesday.14:10 30.07.2014
Russian Supreme Court dismisses Bolshoi acid attack verdict appealRussia’s Supreme Court has rejected a cassation appeal filed by the leading Bolshoi Ballet soloist Pavel Dmitrichenko against the verdict in the case over the attack on the ballet’s artistic director Sergei Filin, the court’s press office told RAPSI on Monday.16:10 28.07.2014
Agora, Memorial NGOs declared ‘foreign agents’Russian Justice Ministry on Monday included the human rights watchdog NGOs Agora, Memorial and Public Verdict on the “foreign agent” registry, Public Verdict’s representative Furkat Tishayev told RAPSI.17:32 21.07.2014
Milan court of appeals exonerates Berlusconi in sex-for-hire caseAn appeals court in Milan on Friday cleared former Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi of charges of abuse of office and soliciting sex from a minor, the Italian media write.17:26 18.07.2014
Ukrainian pilot’s attorneys file kidnapping lawsuitThe attorneys of Ukrainian pilot Nadezhda (Nadiya) Savchenko, who is awaiting trial in Russia on charges of complicity in the murder of Russian journalists in Ukraine, have requested that Russia’s Investigative Committee open a case on kidnapping, attorney Nikolai Polozov told RIA Novosti on Friday.16:03 18.07.2014
Opposition activist Navalny appeals suspended sentenceDefense of previously convicted opposition activist and mayoral candidate Alexei Navalny has appealed the extension of suspended sentence issued in the timber embezzlement case, attorney Vadim Kobzev told RAPSI on Friday.16:27 11.07.2014
New York prosecutors refuse to review Russian pilot’s caseProsecutors in New York City have rejected a request to review the case of the jailed Russian pilot Konstantin Yaroshenko, who cited unlawful actions that allegedly took place during his detention, his attorney, Alexei Tarasov, told RIA Novosti.10:52 10.07.2014
Court ruling on return of Schneerson library to Russia becomes finalThe Moscow Commercial Court said its ruling on the Schneerson Library has become effective because the court had not received any appellate complaints against the ruling, RAPSI was told in the courtroom on Tuesday.16:46 08.07.2014
Appeals court upholds $229 million fine for Maxi Group founderThe Ninth Commercial Court of Appeals has upheld a ruling to award Novolipetsk Steel (NLMK) 7.3 billion rubles ($229 million at the time of the deal) in its lawsuit against Maxi Group’s founder, Nikolai Maximov, RAPSI learned in the court.14:33 07.07.2014
Appeals court revokes ruling in Russian Railways v. Finance Ministry disputeThe Ninth Commercial Court of Appeals overturned a ruling ordering Russia’s Finance Ministry to pay 7 billion rubles ($204 million) in compensation to Russian Railways for the transportation of benefit recipients in 2009, RAPSI reports from the courtroom.12:01 07.07.2014
Navalny appeals warrant for apartment searchThursday, opposition activist Alexei Navalny’s attorney, Vadim Kobzev, filed an appeal against the Basmanny District Court of Moscow that issued a warrant to search Navalny’s apartment, Kobzev told RAPSI.16:34 03.07.2014
Opposition leader Navalny’s sentence in libel case takes effectMoscow’s Babushkinsky District Court has rejected an appeal filed by opposition activist and anti-corruption crusader Alexei Navalny challenging the ruling in a libel case against Moscow municipal lawmaker Alexei Lisovenko, RAPSI reported from the courtroom.11:09 24.06.2014
Court upholds ruling that Novolipetsk Steel did not hike steel pricesThe Supreme Commercial Court has upheld previous appeals court decisions that overruled a Federal Antimonopoly Service decision that implicated Novolipetsk Steel in unjustified transformer steel price hikes for Russian buyers, RAPSI learned in the court on Monday.16:26 23.06.2014