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Warner Music Russian subsidiary sues t.A.T.u. for over $29,000

SBA Production ZAO, a Warner Music Group company, has filed a lawsuit with Moscow’s Commercial Court to collect over 1.2 million rubles (about $29,300) from Yulia Volkova, a former member of the once popular pop group t.A.T.u.

17:26 22.10.2014

Russian TV company appeals against ban on broadcasting Western singers

Russian TV company Tricolor TV has filed an appeal with the Intellectual Property Court against the ruling banning it from broadcasting songs by a number of Western singers, including Madonna and Robbie Williams.

16:20 22.10.2014

Donation by fugitive Russian banker Andrei Borodin blocked by UK watchdog

The Electoral Commission, UK independent elections watchdog, has revealed that a £28,000 donation to the Conservative Party from a company linked to Russian banker Andrei Borodin was inadmissable.

15:01 22.10.2014

Constitutional Court dismisses Tolokonnikova's claim over hooliganism charges

Russia's Constitutional Court has dismissed an application filed by Pussy Riot member Nadezhda Tolokonnikova seeking to revise an article of the Criminal Code on hooliganism, a charge for which she was sentenced in 2012.

11:40 22.10.2014

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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