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London court dismisses Berezovsky's claim against Abramovich

Russian oligarch Roman Abramovich won big in a England and Wales High Court verdict that could have cost him billions. Berezovsky filed two claims against Abramovich amounting to approximately $5 billion in connection with losses he allegedly accrued when business relations soured between the two parties.

18:35 31.08.2012

Russian activist released from Spanish jail

The Spanish police have released Russian fugitive Pyotr Silaev, suspected of organizing an anarchist/ antifascists attack on the Khimky city administration building in Russia in the summer of 2010.

17:01 31.08.2012

London Court fails to sort out details of business in Russia - attorney

The High Court of Justice, which refused to recover $5.5 billion from Roman Abramovich under a Boris Berezovsky's lawsuit, failed to come to grips with how business was conducted in Russia in the 2000s, says Andrei Borovkov, the plaintiff's attorney.

16:07 31.08.2012

Diamond producer's competition law breach to be reviewed on Sept.13

The Republic of Sakha Commercial Court, Yakutia, has postponed its hearing of ALROSA's lawsuit until September 13, the court spokesperson told the Russian Legal Information Agency. ALROSA is seeking to quash the Federal Antimonopoly Service resolution which found the company in breach of competition law.

15:07 31.08.2012

Former Ukrainian Interior Minister transferred to prison

On Friday, convicted former Ukrainian Interior Minister Yuri Lutsenko was transferred to the Menskaya prison in Chernigov Region, says Larisa Sargan, head of People's Self-Defense Political Party. This has also been confirmed by the penitentiary authorities.

13:56 31.08.2012

Bashneft-Polyus gives up suit on oil field license dispute

Bashneft-Polyus, the Bashneft and Lukoil joint venture, have pulled their lawsuit disputing the Federal Agency for Subsoil Use's revocation of the Trebs and Titov oil fields license and its return to Bashneft.

13:14 31.08.2012

Presidential election committee's conduct declared unlawful

Moscow's Lyublinsky District Court has declared the actions committed by an election committee unlawful as presidency candidate Mikhail Prokhorov requested.

12:57 31.08.2012

Cyprus court allows replacement of Nemiroff's Ukrainian subsidiary heads

A Nicosia court has sided with Nemiroff holding co-owners Yakov Gribov and Alexander Kipish in a shareholders' dispute with 25.04 percent shareholder Alexander Glyus, according to the press service report of Nemiroff Vodka Rus, which is representing Gribov and Kipish.

11:16 31.08.2012

France disappointed by Tymoshenko appeal rejection

France is disappointed by the rejection of former Ukrainian prime minister Yulia Tymoshenko's appeal of her sentence in the so-called gas case and is calling on the Ukrainian authorities to observe human rights.

11:00 31.08.2012

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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