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State Duma may consider bill on immediate blocking of pirated content by end September

A bill obliging search engines operating in Russia to remove links to website with pirated content included in the register of illegal data within 6 hours may be considered by the end of September.

15:25 30.08.2019

Business Ombudsman asks prosecutors not to detain businessman from “London List”

Business Ombudsman Boris Titov has asked the Prosecutor General’s Office not to undertake measures of restraint to entrepreneur Alexander Aravsky, who is ready to voluntary return to Russia from Israel for investigation.

13:19 30.08.2019

Russia’s Government approves FAS-sponsored bill on antimonopoly compliance

The Russian Government has approved a bill on antimonopoly compliance, a system of measures aimed to prevent companies from infringement on antimonopoly legislation.

11:45 30.08.2019

Moscow Region authorities seek reversal of denied closure of notorious landfill in cassation

The authorities of Volokolamsk, a town in the Moscow Region, have submitted a cassation appeal against the dismissal of its claim to close a notorious solid waste landfill Yadrovo by Moscow Regional Commercial Court.

10:48 30.08.2019

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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