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Justice Ministry cannot conduct examination in MMA champ murder case

The Justice Ministry's specialists will not be able to carry out a court-ordered in connection with the case against MMA champion Rasul Mirzayev because the issues raised by the court are not within their field of competence.

18:01 30.08.2012

Berezovsky v. Abramovich ruling - live updates

The Russian Legal Information Agency website holds a live text coverage of judgment on the trial between Boris Berezovsky and Roman Abramovich in London.

17:22 30.08.2012

Breweries' fine for antimonopoly breach reduced from $3 mln to $346k

The St. Petersburg and Leningrad Oblast Commercial Court has mandated a reduction of the fine imposed by the Federal Antimonopoly Service on Baltika Breweries for breaching competition law in the one-liter can market from $3 million to $346,000.

17:09 30.08.2012

Developers appeal of Moscow city damages award to be heard Sep. 19

On September 19, the Ninth Commercial Court of Appeals will hear an appeal by the Inteco construction company of a lower court's decision to allow Inteco's recovery of $2.96 million from the Moscow government for a development project.

16:24 30.08.2012

Man to face trial for causing forest fire by dropping lit match

A young man who dropped a lit match which led to a 14 hectares forest fire in Buryatia is to face trial, the Prosecutor General's Office reported on Thursday.

16:00 30.08.2012

Special service officer gets 4.5 years for kidnapping Kaspersky's son

On Thursday, the 94th Garrison Military Court sentenced special service Capt. Alexei Ustimchuk to 4.5 years in prison for kidnapping the son of businessman Eugene Kaspersky.

15:12 30.08.2012

Man fined for posting contract murder advert targeting Russian mother

On Wednesday, a Finnish court imposed a 120 Euro fine on a man who offered to kill Russian national Rimma Salonen for 10,000 Euros on a news website.

14:54 30.08.2012

Former Ukrainian Interior Minister appeals sentence in spy case

Defense attorneys for former Ukrainian Interior Minister Yuri Lutsenko have filed an appealed against the sentence in Lutsenko's second criminal case.

14:23 30.08.2012

Hearing on socialite turned activist's confiscated millions set for Sep. 10

On September 10, the Moscow Regional Court will consider a complaint filed by TV host, socialite, and opposition activist Ksenia Sobchak regarding 1,392,000 Euros confiscated by police from her home during a raid connected with the May 6 Bolotnaya Square riots.

13:54 30.08.2012

Hunger striking politician's appeal to annul mayoral elections dismissed

The Astrakhan Regional Court dismissed Wednesday an appeal of a lower court's ruling not to annul the city's mayoral elections which had been brought by Oleg Shein, leader of Astrakhan's A Just Russia branch who made international headlines last Spring for a 40-day hunger strike.

13:24 30.08.2012

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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