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Three defendants in Baring Vostok case ordered to stay under house arrest till May

The Moscow City Court on Tuesday extended house arrest of three defendants in the Baring Vostok 2.5-billion-ruble (about $40 million) embezzlement case until May 13.

14:19 07.04.2020

Bankruptcy claim against notorious Moscow confectionary to be heard in July

The Moscow Commercial Court set a bankruptcy claim against Moscow’s confectionary Menshevik, whose ex-owner Ilya Averyanov had been acquitted in a guard murder case, for July 14.

12:38 07.04.2020

Alleged Russian crime boss to be held in detention until mid-June

The Moscow City Court on Tuesday upheld a lower court’s ruling to extend detention of an alleged crime boss Oleg Medvedev, known as Oleg Shishkanov, until June 12.

11:42 07.04.2020

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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