London court drops charges against ex-Guantanamo detaineeThe Crown Prosecution Service in London ruled on Wednesday to drop seven terrorism charges against former Guantanamo Bay detainee Moazzam Begg, who was suspected of ties with Syrian terrorists. He could be released today, RIA Novosti reports.17:09 01.10.2014
Scotland independence supporters acknowledge referendum resultsScottish nationalists who initiated a referendum on the country’s independence have conceded defeat. The majority of voters supported a unified Great Britain, RIA Novosti reports.12:18 19.09.2014
ECHR clears UK military of alleged human rights violations in 2003The Grand Chamber of The European Court of Human Rights has deemed the arrest and detainment of Iraqi citizen Tarek Hassan during the 2003 campaign by the British military, according to the judgment made public by the court on Tuesday.16:00 16.09.2014
Russian investigators won't take part in British inquiry into Litvinenko deathThe Russian Investigative Committee will not take part in the public hearings over the death of Alexander Litvinenko, a former Russian Federal Security Service agent.11:38 03.09.2014
Italian company sues Cadbury over two brandsCrispo S.r.l. (Italy) has filed a petition with a court requesting early termination of legal protection for the “Криспа” and “Crispa” trademarks registered by Cadbury UK Limited.15:06 13.08.2014
UK violates inmate voting rights - ECHRThe European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) in Strasbourg ruled on Tuesday that the UK had violated the rights of ten British convicts in disallowing them to take part in free elections.17:25 12.08.2014
Litvinenko’s widow not sure how long public inquiry will takeMarina Litvinenko, widow of ex-FSB officer Alexander Litvinenko who died in 2006 in London, and her lawyer, Elena Tsirlina, do not know how long a public inquiry into Litvinenko’ death will take but hope it will reveal the circumstances of his death and identify those responsible, RIA Novosti reports.16:46 31.07.2014
Hague court ruling on Yukos doesn’t concern BP – company headThe ruling of the Permanent Court of Arbitration in The Hague that awards former Yukos shareholders $50 billion in compensation in a lawsuit against Russia does jot concern BP, RIA Novosti announced, citing BP Director Robert Dudley.10:38 30.07.2014
American mother reunites with children abducted by Russian fatherTwo boys held in Russia by their father have been found and returned to their mother in London by decision of Russian and UK courts, The Telegraph wrote on Tuesday.17:22 22.07.2014
New public inquiry to be held into Litvinenko’s deathAn inquiry into the death of Russian dissident Alexander Litvinenko will be chaired by Sir Robert Owen, a senior judge and the coroner overseeing Litvinenko’s inquest, Home Secretary Theresa May said in a written statement to the House of Commons on Tuesday morning.15:49 22.07.2014
London court rules to freeze former Russian senator’s assetsA court in London has ruled in favor of the Russian Deposit Insurance Agency (DIA) and issued an order to freeze more than $2 billion worth of assets belonging to Sergei Pugachev.12:13 17.07.2014
London court orders oligarch Doronin to step down as Amanresorts CEOThe London High Court has ruled that Russian property tycoon Vladislav Doronin, a partner in Amanresorts International Pte. Ltd., the UK super luxury hotel operator, must step down as chief executive, The Wall Street Journal writes.14:46 15.07.2014
Special UK court to hear state surveillance complaints - reportThis week Britain’s Investigatory Powers Tribunal, which deals with public complaints about unreasonable official snooping, will hear the first of this year’s series of legal complaints on the alleged surveillance by state security agencies16:24 14.07.2014
Russian businessman may be held in contempt of British courtPavel Skurikhin, the founder of the Siberian Agrarian Holding Group (SAHO) of companies, can be held in contempt of a British court for ignoring its request to disclose information about his assets abroad and for failing to attend court hearings, Kommersant newspaper writes on Monday.11:33 14.07.2014
Rusal creditors vote to restructure aluminum producer’s debtDuring a hearing at the High Court of Justice of England and Wales on July 10, the majority of Rusal creditors voted for a scheme to refinance the aluminum giant’s $5.15 billion loans, the company said in a statement.11:53 11.07.2014
FC Liverpool may sue Luis Suarez for breach of contract - reportThe management of FC Liverpool may sue its Uruguayan striker Luis Suarez for biting Italian defender Giorgio Chiellini in violation of his contract with the UK club, the Daily Mirror writes.17:02 25.06.2014
Russian student charged with manufacturing explosive substance in UKA magistrate court in London will hear the case of a Russian student, who was arrested under an investigation into the manufacture of a suspicious substance at Newcastle University, on June 23.11:09 18.06.2014
Fakes uncovered in late oligarch Berezovsky’s art collection - reportInvestigators have discovered that 19 of the paintings in the £50 million ($84 million) art collection of the late Russian oligarch Boris Berezovsky are fakes.10:16 09.06.2014
More Russians turn to London’s commercial courtThe number of Russians turning to London’s commercial court has grown four times in the past five years, according to the research, carried out by Portland consulting company.13:23 30.05.2014
London court to examine mogul Polonsky’s lawsuit against renown lawyerThe London-based High Court of Justice of England and Wales has accepted a lawsuit from Russian business person Sergei Polonsky, now staying in Cambodia, against his former lawyer, Alexander Dobrovinsky, Polonsky’s defense attorney Alexander Karabanov told RAPSI on Friday. The lawsuit concerns the sale of the Potok company, formerly known as Mirax group.16:47 23.05.2014