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Sotheby’s internal correspondence could become object of public scrutiny

13:43 17/11/2019 On November 13, the legal team of Russian billionaire Dmitry Rybolovlev won another important victory over the auction house Sotheby’s. The judges of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit ruled that the attorneys for Rybolovlev are entitled to claim that the auction house Sotheby’s, Inc. produces its internal correspondence as well the other documents for subsequent use in Monaco and Switzerland.

Graduates of Swiss Academy for International Law to defend rights of Russians

17:39 20/08/2019 The Swiss Academy for International Law founded on the initiative of the Association of Russian Lawyers and its partner higher education establishments is to train specialists, who will defend the rights of Russian citizens at the international level.

Detention conditions for women need to be humanized – Russia’s Ombudsman Moskalkova

12:42 06/03/2019 Russia’s High Commissioner for Human Rights Tatiana Moskalkova has stressed the need to mitigate the severity of punishments for women and suggested that a range of measures aimed to humanize their detention conditions are to be developed.

Russia’s Ombudsman appeals to UN Rights Commissioner over journalist detained in Ukraine

16:01 05/03/2019 Tatiana Moskalkova, Russia’s Ombudsman, had handed to Michelle Bachelet, the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, a letter in defense of Russian journalist Kirill Vyshinsky detained in Ukraine on treason allegations.

Russian athletes may appeal CAS ruling in Swiss court – expert

15:49 09/02/2018 Russian athletes not invited by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to participate in the 2018 Olympic Winter Games may appeal the recent ruling of the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) in the Federal Supreme Court of Switzerland, as noted by Antonio Rigozzi, an expert in sports law and a founding partner of Lévy Kaufmann-Kohler law firm.

CAS dismisses appeals of 47 Russians not invited to PyeongChang 2018

10:59 09/02/2018 The Ad hoc Division of the Court of arbitration for sport (CAS) has dismissed two appeals filed by 47 Russian athletes against ruling of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) not inviting them to participate in the 2018 Olympic Winter Games.

CAS dismisses two appeals of Russians not invited to PyeongChang 2018

13:57 08/02/2018 The Ad hoc Division of the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) has dismissed two appeals filed by 15 Russian athletes and coaches, who were not invited by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to participate in the 2018 Olympic Winter Games.

CAS registers another appeal of Russians not invited to PyeongChang 2018

11:59 07/02/2018 The Ad hoc Division of the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) has registered an appeal filed by 15 Russian athletes and coaches, who were not invited by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to participate in the 2018 Olympic Winter Games.

Russian athletes not invited to PyeongChang 2018 file appeal to CAS

10:50 06/02/2018 The Ad hoc Division of the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) has initiated proceedings over urgent appeals filed by 32 Russian athletes, who were not invited by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to participate in the 2018 Olympic Winter Games.

CAS looks forward to publication of documents related to cases of 39 Russian athletes

10:59 05/02/2018 President of the International Council of Arbitration for Sport (ICAS), John Coates has stated that Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) looks forward to publication of the reasoned decisions in the high-profile cases of 39 Russian athletes.

CAS fully upholds 28 appeals filed by disqualified Russian athletes

11:56 01/02/2018 The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) has fully upheld 28 and partially upheld 11 appeals filed by Russian athletes disqualified for life from participating in the Olympic games because of the doping suspicions.

CAS dismisses appeal by Russian athlete Chicherova against Olympic medal revocation

13:59 06/10/2017 The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) has ruled to dismiss an appeal filed by Russian high jumper Anna Chicherova against revocation of her bronze medal awarded at the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing.

Aivazovsky painting stolen from Russia in 1976 found in Switzerland

10:57 29/09/2017 A painting by famous artist Ivan Aivazovsky stolen from a Russian museum in 1976 has been found at a Swiss auction, Irina Volk, the official representative of Russia’s Interior Ministry.

Switzerland refuses to cooperate with Russia in case of fugitive banker – report

17:30 16/08/2017 Swiss authorities have denied a request filed by Russia seeking legal aid in a criminal case against former president of the Bank of Moscow charged with embezzlement, Andrey Borodin, SRF media company reported on Wednesday.

Switzerland ruled to be “more appropriate” for civil lawsuit against Yves Bouvier – report

14:59 19/04/2017 A civil court of appeal in Singapore ruled on Wednesday that Switzerland is a “more appropriate” choice for a country to hold hearings in a lawsuit filed by Russian billionaire Dmitry Rybolovlev against Swiss entrepreneur Yves Bouvier.

Swiss court dismisses Russian Paralympic Committee’s appeal against CAS ruling

17:16 12/04/2017 Swiss Bundesgericht (the Federal Supreme Court of Switzerland) has dismissed an appeal filed by the Russian Paralympic Committee (RPC) against the ruling of the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) upholding termination of RPC’s membership in the International Paralympic Committee (IPC).

Russian athletes Belov and Legkov file claim with CAS over suspension

18:09 03/02/2017 The Russian cross-country skiers Alexander Legkov and Evgeny Belov, suspended from sports competitions on doping allegations, have turned to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) seeking to reverse the International Ski Federation’s (FIS) decision.

Ban on Russian athletes’ participation in Rio Paralympic Games upheld

17:44 31/08/2016 The Swiss federal court has dismissed an appeal filed by the Russian Paralympic Committee (RPC) against ruling to ban the national team from participating in Paralympic Games in Rio.

Russian judicial week set for September 26-28 in Zurich

16:07 29/08/2016 Russian judicial week will take place on September 26-28 in Zurich.

Russian Paralympic team suspended from games in Rio – court

14:13 23/08/2016 An appeal filed by Russian Paralympic Committee (RPC) against the International Paralympic Committee’s (IPC) ruling that suspended Russian Paralympic team from participating in games in Rio has been dismissed by the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS).

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