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St. Petersburg Legal Forum supports Commercial Court for Shanghai Cooperation Organization

Alexander Konovalov, the Russia’s Justice Minister, has supported an idea to establish a Commercial Court for the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO), speaking at the “Rule of law concept in Member States of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization” conference.

20:45 18.05.2016

Russian court upholds sentence against medic for killing patient with punch

The Belgorod Region Court on Wednesday upheld the sentence handed down to a local clinic’s ex-surgeon, Ilya Zelendinov who punched a patient with a lethal strike.

16:27 18.05.2016

St. Petersburg court frees woman with cancer from prison hospital

The St. Petersburg Сity Сourt has granted an appeal filed by legal team of a woman suffering from cancer and has released her from the prison hospital.

14:17 18.05.2016

Moscow Court refuses to release Domodedovo airport owner

The Moscow City Court on Wednesday upheld the house arrest of Dmitriy Kamenshchik, the Domodedovo airport owner charged in the case over 2011 terrorist attack that left 37 dead.

13:30 18.05.2016

Vostochny Cosmodrome contractor's Board Chairman sentenced for embezzlement

A court in Ussuriysk, a town in the Primorsky Krai, has sentenced Sergei Yudin, Chairman of the board of TMK (Pacific Bridge Building Company), a former contractor in the Vostochny Cosmodrome project, to 3 years and 4 months for embezzlement.

11:55 18.05.2016

Argentine’s ex-president appeals launch of criminal case against her

Lawyers of former Argentine’s president Cristina Kirchner have filed an appeal against launch of a criminal case against her related to currency interest rate futures trade conducted by the country’s Central Bank.

10:57 18.05.2016

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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