Pussy Riot's Samutsevich increases defamation claim against attorney to $88kGagarinsky District Court of Moscow on Thursday started hearing the claim filed by a Pussy Riot member Yekaterina Samustevich against her former attorney Nikolai Polozov, which was postponed as Samustveich adjusted the claim to 3 million rubles.17:40 23.01.2014
New English defamation laws enter into forceWith the start of the new year, a new set of defamation laws aimed at striking a more appropriate balance with free expression rights has taken effect in England and Wales.18:12 02.01.2014
Russian mogul Oleg Deripaska wins 1-ruble defamation suit against governorThe Commercial Court of the Krasnoyarsk Territory ruled that Kaluga Region Governor Anatoly Artamonov stated incorrect and defamatory information about Rusal CEO Oleg Deripaska at a news conference.13:18 25.12.2013
Defamation suit against former Pussy Riot's attorney moved to Jan.23The Gagarinsky District Court of Moscow will begin the hearing of the defamation lawsuit filed by Pussy Riot member Yekaterina Samutsevich against her former attorney Nikolai Polozov on January 23.10:41 24.12.2013
Magazine ordered to compensate Moscow judges for 1.1 mln rubles in defamation suitPresnensky District Court of Moscow granted a defamation claim filed by two Moscow judges against The New Times publication, and ordered the magazine and the author of the disputed article to pay 1.1 million rubles in compensation.16:30 13.12.2013
Opposition newspaper to pay out $12k in compensation to Moscow City Court judgesMoscow's Basmanny District Court has ordered opposition-minded newspaper Novaya Gazeta and journalist Nikita Girin to pay out 410,000 rubles ($12,381) in compensatory damages for moral harm to an active Moscow City Court judge and one of his retired colleagues.19:38 06.12.2013
Language evaluation ordered in Pussy Riot member's libel claimA Russian court on Thursday ordered language experts to examine online statements made by a lawyer sued for libel by her former client, feminist punk rocker Yekaterina Samutsevich.10:22 06.12.2013
Moscow City Court judges file defamation suit against opposition newspaperMoscow’s Basmanny District Court on December 11 will consider a defamation lawsuit filed by an active Moscow City Court judge and one of his retired colleagues against opposition-minded newspaper Novaya Gazeta14:49 28.11.2013
Lawmaker sues Transparency International Russia over assets reportRussian State Duma lawmaker Vyacheslav Lysakov has filed a defamation lawsuit against Transparency International Russia, (TI-R) claiming it erred in calculating his assets. The lawmaker is claiming over $276,000 in compensation.19:03 15.11.2013
Chechen leader's lawyer calls for criminal case against judgeA lawyer for the leader of Russia’s North Caucasus republic of Chechnya asked investigators Monday to open a criminal case against a judge who ruled against the lawyer last year.10:31 22.10.2013
Rusal’s Deripaska sues Kaluga governor, media for calling him a swindlerOleg Deripaska, Chief Executive Officer of United Co. Rusal, the world's largest aluminum producer, has filed a defamation lawsuit with the Krasnoyarsk Territory Commercial Court over an article naming him a swindler.13:27 25.09.2013
ECHR holds Italy responsible for violating ex-news director’s free expression rightsThe European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) held on Tuesday that Italy had violated the free expression rights of Italian former newspaper director Maurizio Belpietro in connection with his conviction for defamation, arising from an article published in the national daily he had served at the helm of.14:08 24.09.2013
Alla Bout's defamation suit against TV channel rejectedThe Khamovnichesky Court of Moscow has rejected a $1 million damages claim against Ren TV filed by the wife of Viktor Bout, who is serving a 25 year sentence in the United States, RAPSI reported from the courtroom.10:24 29.08.2013
Former Pussy Riot lawyers' defamation suit rejectedThe Tverskoi District Court in Moscow rejected on Tuesday the defamation lawsuit filed by the former Pussy Riot lawyers against Kommersant Publishers and lawyer Irina Khrunova, who represented one of the punk group members during the cassation stage.17:23 20.08.2013
Former Pussy Riot lawyers' defamation suit to be heard on August 20The Tverskoi District Court in Moscow has postponed until August 20 the hearing of the defamation lawsuit filed by the former Pussy Riot lawyers against Kommersant Publishers and lawyer Irina Khrunova, who represented one of the punk group members during the cassation stage, RAPSI reported from the courtroom on Friday.17:10 09.08.2013
Kommersant journalist to be questioned in Pussy Riot lawyers' defamation caseKommersant journalist Grigory Tumanov will be questioned on August 9 in connection with the defamation lawsuit filed by the former Pussy Riot lawyers against Kommersant and present Pussy Riot lawyer Irina Khrunova, RAPSI reported from the courtroom on Friday.17:24 02.08.2013
Portugal violated journalist’s free expression rights – ECHRThe European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) held Tuesday that Portugal breached the rights of journalist Afonso Joaquim Sampaio e Paiva de Melo to freedom of expression, as guaranteed by Article 10 of the European Convention of Human Rights.18:04 23.07.2013
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
Former Pussy Riot lawyers' defamation suit to be heard on August 2On August 2 the Tverskoi District Court in Moscow will resume the hearing of the defamation lawsuit filed by the former Pussy Riot lawyers against Kommersant Publishers and lawyer Irina Khrunova, who represented one of the punk group members during the cassation stage.15:03 16.07.2013
Constitutional Court orders website owners to delete defamatory informationThe Constitutional Court ruled on Tuesday that website owners must delete defamatory information in accordance with court rulings, the court’s press service said.12:49 09.07.2013