Russian billionaire asks court to oblige Yandex to delete information about himA court in St. Petersburg will review six lawsuits filed by Russian billionaire Yevgeny Prigozhin against Yandex seeking to delete information about him in accordance with the law.18:30 31.05.2016
Art collector appeals against acquittal of prominent Russian art expert BasnerSt. Petersburg art collector Andrei Vasilyev has filed an appeal against acquittal of prominent Russian art expert Yelena Basner in a fraud case.11:33 31.05.2016
Prosecutor seeks life sentence in Coca-Cola factory director murder caseA prosecutor on Tuesday asked the St. Petersburg City Court to sentence Vyacheslav Finogenov, one of the defendants in a case on the murder of Dmitry Soshnev, the director of Coca-Cola plant near St. Petersburg, to life in prison.17:24 24.05.2016
Two alleged ISIS recruiters detained by St. Petersburg courtThe Nevsky District Court of St. Petersburg has detained two citizens of Tajikistan suspected of recruiting new members for ISIS, a terrorist organization banned in Russia, for two months.14:48 23.05.2016
Two alleged ISIS recruiters arrested in St. PetersburgTwo natives of Tajikistan have been arrested in St. Petersburg on suspicion of recruiting new members for ISIS, a terrorist organization banned in Russia.16:51 20.05.2016
Legal community should offer “other methods” of crypto-currency regulation - expertPavel Livadnyy, State-Secretary and Deputy Director of the Federal Financial Monitoring Service of the Russian Federation, has stated in his speech at the St. Petersburg International Legal Forum (LF) that the legal community should propose alternative methods of crypto-currencies regulation.17:57 19.05.2016
Eccentric artist Pavlensky exempted from punishment in vandalism caseA St. Petersburg magistrate has exempted Russian performance artist Pyotr Pavlensky, earlier found guilty of deliberate vandalism, from punishment.12:50 19.05.2016
St. Petersburg Legal Forum supports Commercial Court for Shanghai Cooperation OrganizationAlexander Konovalov, the Russia’s Justice Minister, has supported an idea to establish a Commercial Court for the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO), speaking at the “Rule of law concept in Member States of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization” conference.20:45 18.05.2016
St. Petersburg court frees woman with cancer from prison hospitalThe St. Petersburg Сity Сourt has granted an appeal filed by legal team of a woman suffering from cancer and has released her from the prison hospital.14:17 18.05.2016
Prominent Russian art expert acquitted of fraudThe Dzerzhinsky District Court of St. Petersburg on Tuesday declared prominent Russian art expert Yelena Basner not guilty to fraud.16:45 17.05.2016
Alleged Estonian spy arrested in RussiaEstonian citizen Arsen Mardaleishvili has been arrested in St. Petersburg on suspicion of espionage.15:15 13.05.2016
St. Petersburg International Legal Forum to be held on 18-21 MayThe VI Saint-Petersburg International Legal Forum (LF), Russia’s Justice Ministry’s annual conference, will bring together lawyers from over 80 countries on 18-21 May.12:33 13.05.2016
Russia's kickboxing champion of Europe to be tried on drug-related chargesCity investigators had finished an investigation into criminal case against former two-times kickboxing champion of Europe and former officer of the Russian anti-drug agency Alexander Bolshakov, who was allegedly involved in drug smuggling and illicit firearms trafficking.15:47 10.05.2016
Kekhman asks court of appeals to rule against selling JFC firm assetsVladimir Kekhman, the former head of JFC Group, the largest fruit importer in Russia, has appealed against a decision of the St. Petersburg commercial court, which refused to prohibit sale of the company’s assets.13:39 04.05.2016
Two men accused of killing Russian Coca-Cola plant director found guityJurors on Thursday unanimously found Denis Chkhitauri and Vyacheslav Finogenov, two defendants in the case on the murder of Dmitry Soshnev, the director of Coca-Cola plant near St. Petersburg, guilty.18:19 28.04.2016
Teenager falsely reported mining of courthouse to help his acquaintance - policeA police department in St. Petersburg has launched a criminal case against 17-years old teenager who falsely reported that the Kolpinsky District Court was mined.13:52 28.04.2016
Russian banker Gitelson’s application for his own bankruptcy grantedThe Commercial Court of St. Petersburg and Leningrad Region has granted a petition filed by the former head of EEFC-Ural Bank, Alexander Gitelson, who was running banking business in Russia and Bosnia and Herzegovina, for his own bankruptcy.12:35 27.04.2016
Charges brought against St. Petersburg lawmaker on suspicion of taking bribesChief Investigation Directorate of Russia's Investigative Committee brought charges of large-scale bribery against Vyacheslav Notyag, a member of the Legislative Assembly of St Petersburg.17:28 22.04.2016
Russian Museum’s head of security detained on suspicion of embezzlementA court in St. Petersburg has detained head of the security service of State Russian Museum, Irina Kuznetsova, who is suspected of embezzling 4 million rubles ($58,800).17:05 21.04.2016
Lawyer and police officer arrested on suspicion of organizing murder in St. PetersburgSeveral men including a lawyer and a police captain have been arrested in St. Petersburg on suspicion of organizing a murder and intended infliction of grievous bodily harm that negligently caused the death of a victim.14:30 20.04.2016