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Moscow school shooter’s parents ordered to pay relatives of killed teacher over $30K

Moscow’s Butyrsky District Court on Wednesday ordered the parents of school student Sergey Gordeev, who took his classmates hostage and shot a teacher and a policeman in February 2014, to pay over 2 million rubles ($30,000) in compensation to the victims in the case.

18:07 30.03.2016

Complaint over investigation into Egyptian plane crash dismissed

The Moscow City Court on Wednesday dismissed an appeal filed by lawyer Igor Trunov representing relatives of Airbus A321 crash victims against the head of Russia’s Investigative Committee, Alexander Bastrykin, and investigators in the case.

17:02 30.03.2016

Russian court sides with Hyundai in dispute with intellectual property rights watchdog

The Intellectual Property Court sided with South Korean automotive group Hyundai Motor Company in its dispute with Russian patent agency Rospatent over protection of intellectual property rights for Hyundai Autron trademark.

16:26 30.03.2016

Investigators seek detention of Russian billionaire Mikhalchenko

Russia’s Investigative Committee filed a motion with the Basmanny District Court to detain billionaire Dmitry Mikhalchenko.

15:30 30.03.2016

Construction firm demands $17.9 mln from Vostochny Cosmodrome

Dalspetsstroy, the company in charge of the Vostochny Cosmodrome construction has filed three lawsuits with the Moscow Commercial Court against the management of the spaceport demanding overall 1.2 billion rubles ($17.9 mln).

12:49 30.03.2016

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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