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Collusion of two drug companies at pharma auction confirmed by Russian court

The Ninth Commercial Court of Appeals has upheld a decision of Russia’s Federal Antimonopoly Service (FAS) finding two drug firms guilty of collusion at an auction of medicines.

18:01 30.10.2019

Appeal against return of Serebrennikov ex-accountant’s case to prosecutors set for Nov.19

The Moscow City Court’s Presidium will consider a cassation appeal against return of the embezzlement case against ex-chief accountant of the Seventh Studio stage company Nina Maslyayeva on November 19.

17:23 30.10.2019

Russian prosecutors seek legislative changes to facilitate return of fled entrepreneurs

Deputy Prosecutor General of Russia Victor Grin has offered Business Rights Commissioner Boris Titov to develop amendments to the Criminal Procedure Code so it provided more guarantees to fugitive businesspersons on the so-called London List.

16:44 30.10.2019

Former Ural penitentiary official gets 5.5 years for taking bribes

A court in Kurgan, a city in Russia’s Ural, has sentenced a former chief of the regional directorate of the Federal Penitentiary Service (FSIN) Ilgiz Ilyasov to 5.5 years in penal colony for corruption.

15:15 30.10.2019

Russian MPs propose 7-year imprisonment for online drug propaganda

Lawmakers from Just Russia political party have submitted a bill on criminal punishment of up to 7 years in prison for online propaganda of drugs to the State Duma.

14:02 30.10.2019

Defendant in drug possession case freed from detention following ECHR ruling

The Supreme Court’s Presidium on Wednesday reversed a sentence of Alexander Borisov convicted of drug possession and ordered his release from detention after the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) found violations in the case.

13:30 30.10.2019

Over 200,000 cybercrimes recorded in Russia in 2018 – experts

Over 200,000 cybercrimes were registered in Russia in 2018, Chair of the Civic Chamber’s Commission on development of information society, mass media and mass communications Alexander Malkevich said during a workshop on protection of Internet users’ rights on Wednesday.

12:56 30.10.2019

Russian Supreme Court upholds long prison terms for Nazi gang members

The Supreme Court of Russia has upheld sentence delivered by a lower court in a case against a national socialist gang organized by a former policeman and MMA fighter Nikita Fedonenko in the city of Omsk.

11:59 30.10.2019

Wanted participant of unauthorized Moscow rally arrested in absentia

Moscow’s Basmanny District Court on Wednesday issued an arrest warrant in absentia for a wanted July 27 rally participant Aidar Gubaidullin, charged with violence against a police officer.

10:57 30.10.2019

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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