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Appeal against house arrest of attorney charged with fraud set for August 5

The Moscow City Court will hear an appeal against house arrest of attorney Timur Marshani charged with large-scale fraud on August 5.

18:52 03.08.2021

Detention of businessman Baturin in fraud attempt case challenged

Detention of businessman Viktor Baturin, who stands charged with attempted fraud, has been challenged. The Moscow City Court will hear the appeal on August 9.

16:06 03.08.2021

Prosecutor General's Office registers 33,000 corruption-generating factors in Russian laws

The Prosecutor General's Office of the Russian Federation discovered 33,000 corruptogenic factors in Russian regulatory legal acts over the first six months of 2021.

14:31 03.08.2021

Sobol sentenced to 1.5-year restriction of liberty in sanitary code breach case

The Preobrazhensky District Court on Tuesday sentenced Lyubov Sobol, an ally of convicted blogger Alexey Navalny, to 1.5 years of supervised release for abetting violation of sanitary norms at an unauthorized rally held in Moscow in winter.

13:21 03.08.2021

Recovery of $560,000 tax arrears from Kaspersky Lab upheld

The Ninth Commercial Court of Appeals has confirmed a lower court decision saying that Kaspersky Lab was to additionally pay corporate income tax in the amount of 41.6 million rubles (about $560,000).

12:37 03.08.2021

Former Kamchatka police chief arrested on suspicion of abuse of power – Interior Minister

Russia’s Interior Minister Vladimir Kolokoltsev on Tuesday reported arrest of the former head of the Interior Ministry’s Directorate for Kamchatka Region Mikhail Kiselev on abuse of office allegations.

11:16 03.08.2021

Urals court grants parole to photographer convicted of killing model wife

Urals photographer, Dmitry Loshagin, sentenced to 10 years in high-security colony for killing his wife, model Yulia Prokopyeva, was granted parole on Tuesday.

10:40 03.08.2021

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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