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Pirate Bay cofounder faces trial for enormous Swedish hack attack

The Pirate Bay founder Gottfrid Svartholm Warg is presently embroiled in what has been described as Sweden’s largest ever hacking case.

20:55 20.05.2013

US company seeks default judgment against Dagestan company

US-based glass engineering firm Henry F. Teichmann, Inc. (Teichmann) filed an affidavit for the entry of a default judgment against Dagestani glass company Caspian Flat Glass OJSC (Caspian) last week based on the failure of the latter to timely respond to a complaint and summons served last month amidst effort to compel arbitration in Zurich.

18:53 20.05.2013

After fleeing French taxation, Depardieu willing to pay taxes in Russia

French film star Gerard Depardieu, who was presented with a Russian passport in January, has received a sole business owner’s certificate in the city of Saransk and is prepared to pay taxes.

18:05 20.05.2013

Russian upper house speaker proposes unified IP system

Federation Council Speaker Valentina Matviyenko has proposed setting up a federal agency responsible for Intellectual Property issues under the Government’s authority.

17:44 20.05.2013

Skolkovo Foundation sues opposition lawmaker for $286k

The Skolkovo Foundation is suin lawmaker Ilya Ponomaryov for 9 million rubles ($286,715). Investigative Committee earlier said they planned to launch criminal proceedings against Ponomaryov as part of the Skolkovo Foundation’s lawsuit and would be requesting that he be stripped of parliamentary immunity.

17:09 20.05.2013

Half of Moscow's crimes are committed by foreigners - police executive

According to statistics, 47% of crimes reported in Moscow are committed by foreigners, Gazeta.ru reports, citing Vyacheslav Kozlov, deputy chief of Moscow police in charge of public law and order.

15:52 20.05.2013

Russian development mogul Polonsky unable to stand trial in Moscow

Russian businessman Sergei Polonsky cannot leave for Moscow until his case in Cambodia is closed, one of his Cambodian attorneys told RIA Novosti by telephone on Monday.

15:23 20.05.2013

Russian boxer sentenced to 11 years for deadly punch

A district court in the Russian city of Saratov handed down an 11-year prison sentence to a boxer whose punch to the head caused the death of a local resident, court spokesperson Anastasia Tudakova told RIA Novosti on Monday.

14:42 20.05.2013

Suspect in Politkovskaya murder case to be tried by jury - attorney

The case of former officer of the organized crime department Sergei Khadzhikurbanov, a suspect in the murder of investigative journalist Anna Politkovskaya, will be heard by a jury.

14:17 20.05.2013

Former "Russian spy" willing to testify on Litvinenko's death – report

An individual referred to as a “US-based former Russian spy” and a key witness in the investigation of the 2006 death by polonium-210 poisoning of former Russian intelligence officer Alexander Litvinenko has expressed willingness to provide evidence during a public inquiry.

13:37 20.05.2013

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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