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Russian billionaire Pugachev loses appeal over £1.2 bln freeze

Russian billionaire Sergei Pugachev failed to overturn a world-wide freezing order of the London's High Court made against him in July.

17:34 19.12.2014

Dismissal of Pussy Riot member's suit against her former attorneys upheld

The Moscow City Court has upheld the dismissal of a lawsuit brought by Pussy Riot member Yekaterina Samutsevich against her former attorneys Mark Feygin, Nikolai Polozov and Violetta Volkova.

17:14 19.12.2014

State Duma passes bill raising deposit insurance to 1.4 mln rubles

The State Duma, the lower house of Russia's parliament, has adopted in the second and third readings a bill raising deposit insurance from 700,000 to 1.4 million rubles (about $23,500).

16:04 19.12.2014

Opposition leader Navalny to remain under house arrest until mid-February

Moscow’s Zamoskvoretsky District Court on Friday extended until February 15 the house arrest of opposition leader Alexei Navalny imposed on him in the Yves Rocher embezzlement case.

12:58 19.12.2014

Investigation into Moscow school shooting falters

Investigation into a rampage at a Moscow high school in February that left two dead falters as no ballistics analysis was made due to procedural error, a lawyer representing victims, Igor Trunov, told RAPSI on Friday.

11:23 19.12.2014

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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