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Russian priest charged with pedophilia goes on trial

A criminal case against Russian priest Gleb Grozovsky, who stands charged with sexual abuse of children, has been forwarded to court.

18:06 02.06.2017

Police officers raid Moscow office of Dynamo hockey club

Police officers have searched an office of Dynamo hockey club (Moscow) seizing some financial documents.

17:50 02.06.2017

Russian court acknowledges $442 mln debt of Transaero to foreign firms

The Commercial Court of St. Petersburg and Leningrad Region has granted several applications lodged by foreign companies seeking to include a 25-billion-ruble debt (about $442 million) of Transaero air carrier on the creditor's register.

15:57 02.06.2017

Russian court to hear case over theft of 177,000 metric tons of minerals

A criminal case over theft of 177,000 metric tons of minerals in Russia's city of Novorossiysk has been forwarded to a court for hearing.

14:54 02.06.2017

Refusal to collect $3.7 mln from Russian insurer in 2012 Superjet crash case upheld

The Moscow District Commercial Court has upheld lower courts’ refusal to recover $3.7 million from Kapital Strakhovaniye Company in relation to the 2012 Sukhoi Superjet-100 crash in Indonesia.

13:15 02.06.2017

Rosneft’s $185 mln claim against firm of Ukrainian tycoon to be heard in July

The Moscow Commercial Court has set the hearings on Rosneft’s $184.8 million debt recovery claim against Cyprus-based Swisspro Capital Limited affiliated with Ukrainian tycoon Sergey Kurchenko on July 4.

12:03 02.06.2017

State Duma MP’s aide jailed on charges of mediation in bribery

A court has detained a State Duma lawmaker’s assistant Andrey Churkin charged with mediation in bribing ex-governor of Russia’s Chelyabinsk Region Mikhail Yurevich.

10:37 02.06.2017

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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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