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Ulmart Internet retailer’s shareholder declared bankrupt

The Commercial Court of St. Petersburg and Leningrad Region has declared a shareholder of Russian e-giant Ulmart Mikhail Vasinkevich bankrupt.

17:00 17.10.2018

Attorneys seek to return embezzlement case against Serebrennikov to prosecutors

Defense lawyers for the Gogol Center theater director Kirill Serebrennikov charged with embezzlement have asked the Meshchansky District Court of Moscow to return the case to prosecutors.

13:59 17.10.2018

Former Nota-bank manager, her sister to remain under house arrest until 2019

The Moscow City Court has extended house arrest of ex-financial manager of Nota-bank Galina Marchukova and her sister Larisa involved in a 350-million-ruble embezzlement case until January 18, 2019.

11:40 17.10.2018

E-commerce giant Ulmart owes $11 mln to Uralsib bank - court

The Commercial Court of St. Petersburg and Leningrad Region has included a 703.7-million-ruble (about $11 million) debt in the list of Ulmart e-commerce giant’s creditors upon the application of Uralsib bank.

10:52 17.10.2018

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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