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Supreme Court upholds ruling in favor of Apple in dispute with Russian inventor

The Russian Supreme Court on Tuesday upheld the dismissal of a lawsuit lodged by businessman and inventor Artashes Ikonomov against Apple over alleged violation of his right to a utility model by a lower court.

17:32 10.08.2021

Stand-up comic appeals sentence for xenophobic jokes about Russians

Stand-up comic Idrak Mirzalizade, who had been placed in administrative detention for 10 days for insulting Russian people on account of ethnic descent, appealed his sentence.

16:27 10.08.2021

Navalny’s defamation lawsuit against President’s spokesman dismissed

The Presnensky District Court of Moscow has dismissed Alexey Navalny's defamation claim against the Russian President’s press secretary Dmitry Peskov and ITAR-TASS.

14:49 10.08.2021

New criminal case opened of Navalny’s allies Zhdanov and Volkov

Investigators have launched a new criminal case against Ivan Zhdanov, ex-director of the foundation founded by Alexey Navalny, and another blogger’s ally Leonid Volkov, over alleged funding of an extremist organization.

12:01 10.08.2021

Sberbank demands $700k debt from ex-owner of Spartak hockey club

Russia's Sberbank has filed an application with the Moscow Commercial Court seeking to include 50-million-ruble debt (about $700,000) of the late insolvent businessman and former vice-president and owner of Spartak hockey club Gelani Tovbulatov in the creditors’ list.

10:55 10.08.2021

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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