Challenge to prosecutor in former YUKOS shareholder's trial dismissedOn Thursday, Moscow's Simonovsky District Court dismissed a challenge Leonid Nevzlin's defense team filed on the basis of alleged prosecutorial bias in the in absentia YUKOS trial.10:43 24.08.2012
Lawsuit contesting Bank of Moscow shares transfer to be handled on Sep.4The Moscow Commercial Court will hear an individual's lawsuit against the VTB bank and the Moscow Property Management Department on September 4. The lawsuit seeks to quash the transfer of the Moscow government's Bank of Moscow shares to VTB.13:51 20.08.2012
Dispute of telecom companies on rights to shares to be heard in SeptemberThe Moscow Commercial Court postponed until September 27 a hearing on a lawsuit by Sigma Capital Partners to validate the right of pledge to 484 shares (12.1 percent) of the telecommunication company SMARTS.14:19 10.08.2012
In absentia hearing for ex-Yukos shareholder set for August 3The Moscow Simonovsky District Court postponed until August 3 a preliminary hearing for the case against former Yukos majority shareholder Leonid Nevzlin for misappriation of shares.15:15 30.07.2012
Dispute over VTB acquisition of Bank of Moscow shares moved to AugustThe Moscow Commercial Court will hold on August 20 its preliminary hearing of a complaint against VTB bank by an individual named Sergei Devyatkin which seeks to invalidate the transfer of Bank of Moscow shares previously held by the Moscow government to VTB.13:45 25.07.2012
VTB's purchase of Bank of Moscow shares to be disputed in courtThe transaction on the purchase of 46.5 percent of shares in the Bank of Moscow from the city government has been appealed in court, an outcome which the bank warned its potential investors of in its perpetual Eurobonds.11:43 24.07.2012
Former Transaero shareholder to claim his rights in LondonEskerkhan Mutalibov, a former Transaero shareholder who claims that his shares in the airline were taken from him fraudulently, is determined to assert his rights in London's High Court of Justice.11:42 23.07.2012
Claim over Apatit shares sale to be considered on August 1The Moscow Commercial Court has scheduled for August 1 the preliminary hearings into a lawsuit over the tender to sell 20 percent of the shares in Apatit, PhosAgro's unit.14:01 18.06.2012
Lawsuit over shares pledge enforcement to be heard on June 22On June 22, the Moscow Commercial Court will review Sigma Capital Partners' lawsuit to recognize its pledge rights for 484 shares (12.1 percent) in SMARTS telecommunications company.14:14 15.06.2012
Cypriot company challenges ban on purchasing stake in major retailerCypriot Pakva Investments Limited (Pakva) has filed a motion with a commercial court challenging the ban on acquiring a 3.75 percent stake in the Seventh Continent (SCON) retail chain.14:47 14.06.2012
Telenor challenges Altimo over VimpelCom Ltd. shares in court of BermudaNorwegian-based Telenor has filed a complaint with the Supreme Court of Bermuda. The claimant is seeking the court to recognize that the purchase of VimpelCom Ltd. shares from Egyptian businessman Naguib Sawiris does not commit it to hold a public tender offer.13:14 13.06.2012
Sentence in notorious shares fraud case upheldThe Moscow City Court has validated the sentence of entrepreneur Alexei Kozlov, who was earlier sentenced to five years in prison for committing fraud with shares.15:33 07.06.2012
Lawsuits worth more than $400mln against NLMK to be heard on June 8The Moscow Commercial Court has postponed until June 8 the preliminary hearings into two Novolipetsk Steel (NLMK) lawsuits to recover $170.4 million from Maxi-Group founder Nikolai Maximov. The lawsuits also seek to invalidate a sale and purchase agreement of Maxi-Group shares and to recover $237.76 million.15:15 01.06.2012
NLMK's multimillion dollar claim against steel tycoon to be heard on June 1The Moscow Commercial Court has suspended until June 1 its hearing of two claims filed by Novolipetsk Steel (NLMK) against Maxi-Group founder Nikolai Maximov.15:32 25.05.2012
NLMK lawsuits worth $391mln against Maximov mergedTwo lawsuits worth a total of $390.85 million by Novolipetsk Steel (NLMK) against businessman and Maxi-Group founder Nikolai Maximov have been combined into a single proceeding by the ruling of the Moscow Commercial Court.10:31 16.05.2012
Nonferrous metal giants resume legal battle on May 28The court will hear on May 28 a lawsuit filed by Rusal, the world's largest aluminum producer, requesting corporate performance reports from Norilsk Nickel as its shareholder.11:38 04.05.2012
Former airline shareholder's $55 mln lawsuit to be handled on June 5The Moscow Commercial Court will hold on June 5 the preliminary hearing in the lawsuit filed by former Transaero shareholder Eskerkhan Mutalibov on April 3. He is seeking $55 million.16:21 02.05.2012
Major defense firm's shares stolenInvestigators found that 25 percent of Klimovsk Specialized Ammunition Plant shares, one of Russia's largest ammunition manufacturers, had been embezzled.11:27 02.05.2012
NLMK $183mln lawsuit against Maxi-Group founder to be heard on May 11The Moscow Commercial Court has postponed until May 11 the preliminary hearings in the Novolipetsk Steel lawsuit against Maxi-Group founder Nikolai Maximov to recover $183.9 million.15:10 26.04.2012
Interim measures imposed in VimpelCom's antimonopoly caseThe Moscow Commercial Court has imposed interim measures on VimpelCom's shares on April 24 during proceedings in the antimonopoly watchdog's lawsuit against the shareholders of VimpelCom Ltd.'s parent company.12:17 26.04.2012