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Prosecutors crack down on transport control officials over anticorruption law violations

Nine officials of a territorial administration of the Russian transport inspection authority, Rostransnadzor, four of them at senior positions, have been brought to disciplinary responsibility at the request of the Russian Prosecutor General’s Office.

17:53 29.09.2016

Russian Supreme Court upholds ban of Crimean Tatar Majlis

The Supreme Court of Russia has upheld the Crimean Supreme Court’s ruling over ban of Crimean Tatar Majlis.

16:24 29.09.2016

Vostochny Cosmodrome contractor's CEO gets 3.5 years in prison for embezzlement

The Blagoveshchensk City Court in the Amur region has sentenced Oleg Rodionov, CEO of the company Dobrostroy, a contractor in the Vostochny Cosmodrome project, to 3.5 years in prison for large scale embezzlement.

11:50 29.09.2016

Russian court denies Trust bank’s appeal over $50.7 mln lawsuit

The Ninth Commercial Court of Appeals has denied an appeal filed by Trust bank against a lower court’s refusal to recover 3.3 billion rubles ($50.7 million) from several foreign companies.

10:41 29.09.2016

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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).

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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.

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Soldiers jailed for killing US journalist Russell Bentley

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