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Bank of Moscow lawsuit for $30 mln from winery soon to be heard

The Moscow Commercial Court has postponed until October 5 its hearings in the Bank of Moscow's lawsuit against Milstream Black Sea Wines for 822.955 million rubles ($29.4 million) in debt.

13:23 07.09.2011

Defense Ministry's lawsuit against air carrier will not be reviewed

The Supreme Commercial Court has held against the Defense Ministrys request to review a lower-courts dismissal of its lawsuit against the Polyot air carrier

13:21 07.09.2011

Mezhprombank awarded 1.8 bln rubles in suit against debtors

The Ninth Commercial Court of Appeals has upheld a lower court decision to award Mezhprombank 1.8 billion rubles ($60.8 million) in its suit against Nautilus and Kentavr.

11:48 07.09.2011

Bout's defense proposes 68 questions for each potential juror to weed out bias

The defense of Russian alleged arms dealer Viktor Bout has submitted a list of 68 questions it intends to ask potential jurors in order to weed out those who are biased against Bout, according to a copy of the document obtained by RIA Novosti.

10:40 07.09.2011

Baltiysky Zavod bankruptcy to be heard in court October 3

The St. Petersburg Commercial Court will hear on October 3 an appeal filed by the Sanesta-Metal trade house on recognizing Baltiysky Zavod as bankrupt.

19:16 06.09.2011

Court upholds VTB bank's $63 mln claim against TagAz

The Ninth Commercial Court of Appeals has upheld the lower court's decision to award VTB Bank $62.879 million in its lawsuit against the Taganrog Automobile Plant (TagAz).

19:01 06.09.2011

Siberia Airlines to appeal judgment in air crash suit

Siberia Airlines will appeal the Kiev court ruling, which held against the airline in its claim against the Ukrainian defense and finance ministries over a Tu-154 aircraft crash in 2001.

18:58 06.09.2011

Rusal suit to recover Sayano-Shushenskaya accident damages to be reconsidered

The Court of Appeals will reconsider a lawsuit on awarding Rusal 25.465 million rubles (approximately $863,520) in damages from RusHydro for the 2009 Sayano-Shushenskaya accident.

18:17 06.09.2011

Ukrainian court holds against Siberia Airlines in air crash suit

A Kiev court has held against a $15.32 million lawsuit filed by Siberia Airlines against the Ukrainian defense and finance ministries over a Tu-154 aircraft crash in 2001.

17:34 06.09.2011

Court to hear Walt Disney and Sony Pictures appeal against recovery of $2.49 mln

The Ninth Commercial Court of Appeals has scheduled for October 3 the hearing of the appeal filed by Walt Disney Studios Sony Pictures Releasing against a court decision validating the additional recovery of 73.455 million rubles ($2.49 million) in taxes, penalties and fines from the company.

16:49 06.09.2011

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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