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G.H. Martel & Cie seeks to deprive Russian factory of rights to brand

The French G.H. Martel & Cie champagne manufacturer has asked the Moscow Commercial Court to prematurely terminate the Victoria trademark's legal protection in Russia.

18:03 09.08.2012

Belarusian journalist fined for teddy bear picture

Komsomolskaya Pravda v Belorussii newspaper journalist Irina Kozlin has been fined 3 million Belarusian rubles (about $360) for taking a photograph with a teddy bear.

17:46 09.08.2012

Man suspected of killing Kolyma governor gets life sentence

The Moscow City Court has sentenced Vladimir Golban to life imprisonment on Thursday for his role in the assassination of Magadan Governor Valentin Tsvetkov.

17:26 09.08.2012

Russian citizen's ownership claim to Vatican dismissed

The Russian Supreme Court dismissed on Thursday a Russian citizen's lawsuit against the Pope to recognize his ownership right to the Vatican.

17:11 09.08.2012

Mladic's cousin gets year behind bars for hiding general

The Supreme Court for Military Crimes in Belgrade has sentenced former Serbian military leader Ratko Mladic's cousin to one year in prison, his sentence is suspended for three years.

16:51 09.08.2012

Microsoft to seek default judgment against Russian programmer

Microsoft Corporation plans to move for an entry of default and default judgment against Andrey Sabelnikov, a Russian citizen accused of having created a botnet code and then having failed to work with Microsoft toward an out-of-court settlement despite proper service of process, according to a motion filed by the plaintiff.

16:16 09.08.2012

Consumer society disputes cathedral trade lawsuit's dismissal

The Consumer Rights Protection Society has disputed a district court's ruling that the trade activities at the Christ the Savior Cathedral are not illegal.

15:24 09.08.2012

Pussy Riot sentence to be broadcast in separate court hall for press

The Khamovnichesky District Court will broadcast the Pussy Riot punk rock band's sentence in a separate hall for the press.

14:43 09.08.2012

Khodorkovsky submits official request to Business Against Corruption center

Mikhail Khodorkovsky has submitted a formal request and a package of documents for a review of his second case to the Business Against Corruption Center of Public Procedures through his lawyer, as Presidential Commissioner for Entrepreneurs' Rights Boris Titov advised him to do.

14:11 09.08.2012

Nemiroff's lawsuit over brand name dismissed

The Moscow Commercial Court has dismissed the lawsuit by Ukrainian Vodka company Nemiroff to make Nemiroff Vodka Rus stop using a brand name.

13:40 09.08.2012

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Ookla LLC loses court challenge against fine for data storage violations

A Russian court said on Tuesday it had rejected a complaint filed by Ookla LLC against a 1-million ruble fine for not storing the personal data of Russian users in databases on Russian territory.

17:20 17.01.2023

Russian Justice Ministry vows to improve jail conditions

Russia's Ministry of Justice has unveiled its proposals aimed at amending the internal rules of pre-trial detention centers and correctional facilities.

15:29 13.01.2023

Bill on establishing Military Ombudsman post submitted to Russia’s State Duma

Lawmakers representing the New People party in the lower house of the Russian parliament have submitted to the State Duma a bill envisaging the introduction of the post of military ombudsman.

16:17 12.10.2022