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Hermitage Museum sues fashion designer over Gainsborough painting

The Stavropol Territory Commercial Court will consider the Hermitage Museum's lawsuit against a St. Petersburg fashion designer on February 18, the Supreme Commercial Court reported on its website on Tuesday.

16:43 30.01.2013

Kirov governor questioned in fraud case

Kirov Governor Nikita Belykh was questioned as a witness in a fraud case on Wednesday. The regional law enforcement authorities asked him to give testimony regarding fraudulent dealings with the property of a local distillery.

16:19 30.01.2013

Pussy Riot member denied access to trial over group's videos

The Moscow City Court has rejected on Wednesday a Pussy Riot member's appeal against the verdict to deny her access to the group's videos extremist hearings.

15:10 30.01.2013

Notorious gangster sentenced to 23 years for 11 counts of murder

The Moscow City Court sentenced Marat Polyansky, a member of two infamous crime rings, to 23 years in prison, after finding him guilty of 11 counts of murder.

14:43 30.01.2013

Bankruptcy suit against Ford's Russian plant dismissed

On Wednesday the St. Petersburg and Leningrad Region Commercial Court dismissed an individual's, one Oleg Malygin, lawsuit to declare the Ford Motor Company bankrupt.

13:13 30.01.2013

"Russian Breivik" declared compos mentis

Dmitry Vinogradov, who has been charged with killing six of his colleagues, has been declared criminally sane following his psychological assessment. Vinogradov, who is widely referred to as "the Russian Breivik," used two semiautomatic shotguns to shoot his colleagues while at their desks.

12:07 30.01.2013

US judge approves record $4 billion BP settlement

A US federal judge on Tuesday approved a settlement for BP to pay a record $4 billion in criminal penalties and plead guilty to manslaughter and other charges for its role in the deadly 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil disaster in the Gulf of Mexico.

11:29 30.01.2013

Platon Lebedev's attorneys file complaint against prosecutor

The attorneys of former Menatep head, Mikhail Khodorkovsky's business partner Platon Lebedev have filed a complaint against prosecutor Vladimir Vedernikov, who put forward a ruling over Lebedev's case at the hearing in Moscow.

11:00 30.01.2013

Moscow courts will continue to stream high-profile trials online

Moscow courts will continue to stream high-profile trials online, chair of the Moscow City Court Olga Yegorova said on Tuesday at a meeting on the judges' performance last year.

10:23 30.01.2013

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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