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Legal community should offer “other methods” of crypto-currency regulation - expert

Pavel Livadnyy, State-Secretary and Deputy Director of the Federal Financial Monitoring Service of the Russian Federation, has stated in his speech at the St. Petersburg International Legal Forum (LF) that the legal community should propose alternative methods of crypto-currencies regulation.

17:57 19.05.2016

Kaliningrad court rules man to pay $4,500 to US firm over trademark right infringement

The Kaliningrad Regional Commercial Court has ruled in favor of US Saucony Inc. in a lawsuit over the infringement on its trademark rights, prohibiting Alexey Zaytsev to use domain name saucony.ru and awarding to the US company a compensation in amount of 300 thousand rubles ($4,500).

16:27 19.05.2016

Moscow court to hear Navalny’s claim over “The Browder Effect” on June 8

The Savyolovsky District Court of Moscow is going to review a lawsuit filed by Alexey Navalny, a Russian opposition politician, laid against the All-Russian State Television and Radio Broadcasting Company (VGTRK), Dmitry Kiselyev, the company’s deputy director, and journalist Yevgeny Popov.

14:42 19.05.2016

Moscow court refuses to release suspect in Culture Ministry embezzlement scandal on bail

The Moscow City Court has ruled that the extended detention of Boris Tsagarayev, who stands charged with embezzlement of budgetary funds allocated for restoration of cultural heritage objects, was lawful.

13:49 19.05.2016

Eccentric artist Pavlensky exempted from punishment in vandalism case

A St. Petersburg magistrate has exempted Russian performance artist Pyotr Pavlensky, earlier found guilty of deliberate vandalism, from punishment.

12:50 19.05.2016

Investigators reveal name of hostage-taker in Moscow bank

Russian investigative authorities managed to establish the identity of a person suspected of taking hostages in a Moscow bank outlet.

11:40 19.05.2016

Russian orphans may be granted right to stay in care till they are 23 years old – report

Russian Ministry of Education and Science has prepared legislative changes that propose to allow orphans who are over 18 years old to stay in orphanages until they are 23 years old if they were not able to continue education or failed to find a job.

10:52 19.05.2016

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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