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Procedure of sale of assets of ex-oil company manager extended for three months

The Tyumen Regional Commercial Court has extended a procedure of disposition of assets belonging to Fyodor Khoroshilov, former manager of the Tyumen branch of the Siberian Oil Company (Sibneft), until August 27.

17:51 26.05.2021

Expert examination ordered in case over establishment of memorial estate at Cape Okhta

A St. Petersburg court has ordered a historical, cultural, and archaeological evaluation by a commission of experts to be carried out in a case opened in relation to a group claim against inaction of the Russian Culture Ministry as to creation of a stand-alone museum reserve at Cape Okhta.

16:39 26.05.2021

Ex-State Duma lawmaker gets 3 years in jail for attempted fraud

Moscow’s Presnensky District Court on Wednesday sentenced ex-lawmaker of the lower house of Russia’s parliament Denis Volchek to 3 years in penal colony for attempted fraud.

14:38 26.05.2021

Ex-chief of customs in Leningrad Region challenges seizure of assets in graft case

A former chief of the Kingisepp customs in Russia’s Leningrad Region, Sergey Slepukhin, who stands charged with taking bribes, has challenged a court ruling on seizure of assets worth over 30 million rubles (over $400,000).

13:44 26.05.2021

Terrorist recruiter gets 13 years in Russian penal colony

A court in Irkutsk has sentenced a national of Tajikistan guilty of recruiting new members to the Islamic State terrorist organization banned in Russia to 13 years in high-security penal colony.

13:23 26.05.2021

Sentence of Russian actor Efremov appealed in cassation

Defense for Mikhail Efremov filed a cassation appeal demanding to overturn an appeals instance’s ruling imposing a 7.5-year prison sentence on the actor, the press service of Moscow’s Presnensky District Court told RAPSI on Wednesday.

10:59 26.05.2021

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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