News

Berlusconi sex-for-hire verdict to be brought on March 11

The last hearing in the sex-for-hire case against Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi has been scheduled for March 11.

17:45 21.01.2013

U.S. court rules on lesbian couple's Russian child custody dispute

A Californian court has announced the verdict in a custody case involving a Russian child adopted by an American same-sex couple, according to a copy of the court order.

17:09 21.01.2013

Siberian company refuses to give up infinity logo despite Nissan claim

The Siberia-based Sun Innovations, an ink and printing equipment manufacturer, has refused to stop using the Infiniti brand for its products and will defend the decision in court, SUN CEO Yury Kurochkin was quoted as saying on Monday.

16:49 21.01.2013

Norilsk Nickel withdraws claim against federal subsoil agency

The Moscow Commercial Court has accepted Russian nickel giant Norilsk's withdrawal of its claim to nullify a decision by the Federal Agency for Subsoil Use to grant development licenses for federal-level deposits.

15:50 21.01.2013

Ukraine to pay back $390 million debt to Russia

The Ukrainian Supreme Economic Court has ruled that Ukraine must repay Russia about $390 million in debt owed by the United Energy Systems of Ukraine.

15:34 21.01.2013

Ex-policeman gets 6 years on gun running charges

A former police officer was sentenced to six years in a high-security prison for running an illegal arms trade operation in the Leningrad Region, the Investigative Committee said on Monday.

15:06 21.01.2013

Detention of opposition activist Leonid Razvozzhayev upheld

The Moscow City Court on Monday rejected the appeal filed by opposition activist Leonid Razvozzhayev's attorneys against the extension of his detention.

14:19 21.01.2013

MMA champ's sentence recognized as legal, comes into force

The Criminal Board of the Moscow City Court has rejected the appeal to revert the verdict of manslaughter handed down to mixed martial arts wrestler Rasul Mirzayev in the case of the death of Moscow student Ivan Agafonov, 19.

13:43 21.01.2013

Claim to obligate government to draft bill on dead defendants dismissed

The Moscow City Court has refused to hear the appeal filed by lawyer Igor Trunov on behalf of his clients, the family of Olga Aleksandrina, who died in a car accident involving the vehicle of a LUKoil vice-president, the law firm Trunov, Aivar and Partners said on its website on Monday.

13:22 21.01.2013

Strauss-Kahn pays hotel maid $1.5 million

Former IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn has paid a settlement of $1.5 million to the New York hotel maid who accused him of sexual assault, states France Presse, citing French media.

11:37 21.01.2013

Top news

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