Court's voir dire efforts at Nerpa submarine case fail for a third timeThe Pacific Fleet Military Court has failed for a third time to form a jury for its reconsideration of the deadly 2008 Nerpa submarine accident.12:10 31.10.2012
Third voir dire attempt set for Nerpa submarine disaster caseOn Tuesday Russia's Pacific Fleet Military Court ruled that on October 31 a third attempt should be made to form a jury for the second review of the case of the Nerpa submarine accident.12:19 25.09.2012
Supreme Commercial Court to evaluate judges via anonymous pollsThe Supreme Commercial Court of Russia plans to survey lower court judges so as to ascertain who among them are the best qualified to act as chief judges, Chairman of the Supreme Commercial Court Anton Ivanov announced on Friday.10:41 14.09.2012
Putin calls European Commission's Gazprom investigation "regrettable"Russian President Vladimir Putin is disappointed by the European Commission's Gazprom antitrust investigation, but does not believe a "trade war" is underway.12:18 10.09.2012
Russia to press for extradition of Bout and Yaroshenko, says LavrovRussia will be insisting on the extradition of Russian citizens Viktor Bout and Konstantin Yaroshenko, Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said. The two men have been sentenced to long prison terms in the United States.11:13 10.09.2012
Court refuses to return case on nuclear submarine to prosecutorOn Friday the Pacific Fleet Military Court dismissed an appeal filed by the accused in the Nerpa nuclear submarine accident. They had requested that their criminal case be returned to the prosecutor as part of the case's reconsideration, Dmitry Prokopenko told RIA Novosti.12:24 17.08.2012
Jehova's Witness regional leader convicted of extremist literature possessionA Primorye Territory court has found the leader of the Jehova's Witness Spassk-Dalny branch guilty of storing and distributing extremist literature, and has ordered the payment of a fine and the confiscation of the prohibited material.11:45 30.07.2012
First jury hearing of fatal submarine accident set for August 17The Pacific Fleet Military Court has scheduled the first jury hearing to reconsider the accident on the Nerpa nuclear submarine for August 17.10:57 26.07.2012
Accused submarine accident perpetrators appeal military court judgmentThe attorneys of those accused of causing a November 2008 accident on the Nerpa nuclear submarine, which claimed the lives of 20 people, have decided to appeal the Pacific Fleet Military Tribunal's decision to a prosecutor to uphold the application seeking to submit the case.11:00 23.07.2012
Nerpa submarine accident to be reconsidered by juryOn Thursday, the Pacific Fleet Military Tribunal ordered the Nerpa submarine accident case to be reconsidered by the jury.13:04 19.07.2012
Submarine accident killing 20 remanded for reviewOn Friday the Supreme Court's Military Board reversed the acquittal of the Nerpa nuclear submarine captain and petty officer and remanded the case for reinvestigation.10:09 04.05.2012
Owner ordered to remove radioactive Japanese car from RussiaA Vladivostok court has ordered the owner of an irradiated car to remove it from Russia, the prosecutor's office of the Primorye Territory reported on Tuesday.14:31 10.04.2012
Oil company to pay debt to international environmental fundThe Fifth Commercial Court of Appeals confirmed the court decision awarding the International Oil Pollution Compensation Fund 1971 about 29,000 pounds in debts from Kamchatnefteprodukt oil company.12:45 05.04.2012
Court to try captain for illegal crab catch worth $8.35 millionThe case of the Novikovo trawler's captain, accused of illegally selling blue crabs in the Sea of Okhotsk and inflicting an over $8.35 million damage to the state, was submitted to court with an approved indictment.12:48 29.12.2011
Prosecutors appeal submarine captain's acquittal over accident killing 20The Military Prosecutor's Office appealed on Monday the acquittal of the captain of Nerpa submarine, accused of the fatal accident which killed 20 in 2008, Assistant Prosecutor Roman Kolbanov told RIA Novosti.11:00 17.10.2011
Nerpa submarine captain lauds 2008 disaster acquittalDmitry Lavrentyev, captain of the ill-fated Nerpa submarine, lauded his recent acquittal of charges arising from the case of the accident that left 20 dead in 2008.10:52 14.10.2011
Contractor files for $33.5 mln lawsuit in bridge construction projectA commercial court scheduled November 28 for its hearing of a Far Eastern construction company's lawsuit against major insurer for $33.5 million.10:13 28.09.2011
Civil law should limit freedom of parties to contractThe parties to a contract in Russia are guaranteed the maximum freedom according to contractual law, but not civil, corporate or substantive law, Supreme Commercial Court Chairman Anton Ivanov said at the Asian and Pacific Countries Forum in Vladivostok.14:17 26.09.2011