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Pussy Riot's Alyokhina to hunger strike if not allowed in court

Sentenced Pussy Riot member Maria Alyokhina is prepared to go on a hunger strike if she is not allowed to present in person at a hearing appealing for her release on parole.

17:50 16.05.2013

Russian judges must respect arbitration clauses - expert

Russian courts must respect the terms of arbitration clauses, particularly in terms of the selection of a site for dispute settlement, Kaj Hober of Mannheimer Swartling (Stockholm) said on Thursday at the St. Petersburg International Legal Forum (SPILF).

17:18 16.05.2013

Tsiskaridze appeals court ruling on Bolshoi Theatre management suit

The Tverskoy District Court of Moscow will hear an appeal from Bolshoi Theatre premier dancer Nikolai Tsiskaridze who is requesting that the court overturn a ruling that only partly satisfied his previous lawsuit against theatre management's reprimands.

16:57 16.05.2013

No solution to Hasidic library drama - Supreme Commercial Court

There is simply no solution to the legal disputes involving the Schneerson Library, Chairman of Russia's Supreme Commercial Court Anton Ivanov said Thursday at a roundtable meeting at the St. Petersburg International Legal Forum.

15:23 16.05.2013

Activists appeal gay parade ban in Moscow

The organizers of two parades and two rallies supporting the rights of sexual minorities have appealed the Moscow City Hall's refusal to authorize the events with the Tverskoy District Court.

14:59 16.05.2013

Raiffeisenbank appeals refusal to nullify JFC loan deal

The Thirteenth Commercial Court of Appeals has agreed to hear a Raiffeisenbank appeal of a lower court ruling that refused to invalidate a one-billion-ruble loan contract between JFC spin-off companies.

14:15 16.05.2013

Bout seeks hearing on due process violations, citing high-level US political agenda

Viktor Bout filed a brief Wednesday with the US Appeals Court for the Second Circuit seeking a remand for a hearing on the violation of his due process rights, and asserting that “conspiracy to commit reckless murder” is not, in fact, a crime.

13:11 16.05.2013

Russian supermarket chain prohibited from using Adidas trademark

The Federal Commercial Court of the Moscow District has upheld a lower court's decision prohibiting X5 Retail Group's supermarket chain Perekrestok from using the three-stripe trademark of Adidas AG.

12:59 16.05.2013

Lower House adopts bill on drug tests in schools

The State Duma adopted a bill on testing school students for the use of drugs and psychotropic substances on Wednesday.

10:15 16.05.2013

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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