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Aeroflot awarded $1,200 in Dobrolet trademark infringement suit

A court in St. Petersburg has held for OAO Aeroflot in its lawsuit against Russian citizen Alexander Naumov, who maintained the website that used Dobrolet trademark in its domain name.

17:32 28.10.2014

Russia's Economic Development Ministry slams 'deoffshorization' approach

Russia’s Economic Development Ministry claims that mandatory 'deoffshorization' aimed at moving business activities of Russian companies from offshores back to the country entails considerable risks for the companies and the slowing economy of the country.

16:51 28.10.2014

Russia may bring new charges against Ukrainian pilot Savchenko - lawyer

Ukrainian pilot Nadezhda Savchenko, who has been charged with complicity in the murder of Russian journalists, may also be charged with illegally crossing the border, RIA Novosti announced on Tuesday, citing the pilot’s lawyer Ilya Novikov.

15:03 28.10.2014

Regulator ordered to review Navalny’s application to register media outlet

Moscow's Lyublinsky District Court has ruled that the telecom authority, Roskomnadzor, shall review an application for the registration of a media outlet submitted by opposition leader Alexei Navalny, RAPSI reports from the court on Tuesday.

12:54 28.10.2014

Victims of alleged police gang seek over $4,7 mln in damages - report

Five out of more than twenty victims of the criminal gang, allegedly organised by former officers of the Interior Ministry’s Economic Security and Anti-Corruption Department, filed claims seeking up to 200 mln rubles ($4,7 mln) in damages.

11:24 28.10.2014

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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