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Stalin's grandson sues deputies over Katyn resolution

Claims that Joseph Stalin ordered thousands of Polish officers executed without trial at Katyn in 1940 represent a violation of the Russian Constitution and an slander against the Soviet leader, a lawyer for Stalin’s grandson Yevgeny Dzhugashvili said on Tuesday.

18:46 31.01.2012

Moscow City Court head declares Khodorkovsky sentence fair

The Moscow City Court Chairwoman Olga Yegorova believes that the court's conclusions regarding the case of former YUKOS head Mikhail Khodorkovsky are correct and fair.

18:02 31.01.2012

Opposition leader questioned in eavesdropping accident

Opposition leader Boris Nemtsov has been interrogated as investigators continue to probe the dissemination of his private conversations on the Internet.

17:08 31.01.2012

Crash landing victim seeks $49k from airline and insurer

A woman injured in a crash landing at Moscow's Domodedovo airport on December 4, 2010 has filed a lawsuit for $49,400 in damages.

16:46 31.01.2012

Largest Russian brewery sues patent agency for dismissal of trademark

Baltika Brewery's petition to revoke the patent watchdog's refusal to register the Zatecky Gus trademark will be heard at a hearing set for February 29.

16:11 31.01.2012

Tycoon's appeal over Constitution's article legitimacy dismissed

The Constitutional Court has dismissed a steel tycoon's petition challenging the legitimacy of the provision prohibiting corporate disputes from being heard at the Russian Federation Chamber of Commerce and Industry's International Commercial Arbitration Court (ICAC).

15:45 31.01.2012

State-owned bank's dispute with alcohol distributor to be consided in February

The Moscow Commercial Court will hear on February 29 three lawsuits against a major Moscow market and an alcohol distributor for $30 million.

15:19 31.01.2012

Unicredit Bank wins lawsuit against Nutritek

A commercial court satisfied on Tuesday Unicredit Bank's lawsuit to recover $13.3 million in debt from Nutritek.

14:58 31.01.2012

Billion dollar copyright infringement case to be revised

The Moscow City Court has affirmed a district court decision to return to the prosecutor the criminal case of a married couple charged with distributing illegal films and cartoons.

14:07 31.01.2012

Lanta-Tour agency's management in the centre of turmoil

The Russian Union of Travel Industry believes it is premature to initiate criminal cases against the management of the Lanta-Tour Voyage company.

13:41 31.01.2012

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Russian courts allowed not to implement rulings of Europe's human rights court

Russia's Supreme Court proposed not to implement rulings of the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) and the provisions of the European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms (ECHR).

12:53 09.12.2025

Redomiciliation stalls: How sanctions are shaping new practices for Russian companies

The mechanism for redomiciliating foreign companies to Russian jurisdiction, in effect since 2018, has recently encountered serious obstacles. Taking into account the background of sanctions-related restrictions introduced in 2022 through 2025, it has become extremely difficult to achieve the goal. The situation gave rise to the phenomenon of dual domicile and led to a rise in the number of new litigations, both in Russia and abroad.

12:32 09.12.2025

Soldiers jailed for killing US journalist Russell Bentley

A military court in Donetsk sentenced three soldiers to up to 12 years in prison for torturing and killing Russell Bentley, a 63-year-old U.S. national who collaborated with Sputnik news agency.

14:05 08.12.2025