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Defense Ministry fraud suspect released under restriction notice

Yekaterina Smetanova, a suspect in the Oboronservice fraud case, has been released under restriction notice after spending several months in pretrial detention.

17:53 04.02.2013

Russian agency sues Norilsk Nickel for $19.5 mln over eco damage

The Krasnoyarsk Territorial Commercial Court will hear on February 8 the Russian environmental agency’s 585.5-million-ruble ($19.5 million) claim against Norilsk Nickel.

17:28 04.02.2013

Witnesses afraid to attend Col. Budanov murder hearings

Witnesses in the case of former Colonel Yury Budanov's murder are afraid to attend the court hearings, says Murad Musayev, the lawyer of the accused Yusup Temerkhanov.

16:56 04.02.2013

US court insists on Gazprom’s courtroom presence to hear subsidiary’s claim

A U.S. court has refused to hear a $130,000 claim that a Gazprom subsidiary has filed against a local film company unless Gazprom participates in the hearing.

15:46 04.02.2013

Arrest of suspect in Politkovskaya murder case found lawful

The Moscow City Court has upheld the arrest of a former police officer accused of killing human rights activist Anna Politkovskaya.

15:00 04.02.2013

Supreme Commercial Court to consider Citibank tax issue

The Supreme Commercial Court will consider the Federal Tax Service's claim that Citibank's premium clients must pay taxes on the services that they received for free from the bank's partners.

14:39 04.02.2013

Complaint over inaction in the Dubrovka terror case investigation to be reviewed

The Moscow City Court has returned for review the lower court's ruling that the dismissal of the complaint over the negligence of the authorities during the Dubrovka Theater Center hostage crisis in 2002 was illegitimate.

13:26 04.02.2013

Amantaytau Goldfields declared bankrupt

The Navoi Region Commercial Court in Uzbekistan has declared the Anglo-Uzbek gold mining company Amantaytau Goldfields bankrupt, RIA Novosti reported Monday.

11:40 04.02.2013

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Russian courts allowed not to implement rulings of Europe's human rights court

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Redomiciliation stalls: How sanctions are shaping new practices for Russian companies

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Soldiers jailed for killing US journalist Russell Bentley

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