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Rosbank demands over $32 mln from bankrupt ex-CEO of notorious construction firm

Russia’s Rosbank has filed a claim to include a 2 billion-ruble (over $32 million) debt in the list of creditors of insolvent ex-CEO of Mostovik construction firm Oleg Shishov.

16:53 31.12.2019

Russian Supreme Court upholds fine against Twitter for breaching data storage rules

The Supreme Court of Russia has upheld a 3,000-ruble fine (about $50) imposed on Twitter for storing data of Russian users abroad.

15:26 31.12.2019

Ex-VIM Airlines top managers ordered to return overpaid wage worth $450,000

The Commercial Court of Tatarstan has granted an application demanding recovery of wages totaling to 28.9 million rubles (over $450,000) which had been paid in excess to the company’s former co-president Rashid Mursekayev and his wife Svetlana.

14:04 31.12.2019

Kemerovo Mayor’s office turns to cassation authority in dispute over burned mall

The Kemerovo city administration has challenged a court decision quashing the permission to put in operation the Zimnyaya Vishnya (Winter Cherry) mall, where more than 60 people died in a fire.

13:31 31.12.2019

Sale of Vneshprombank former co-owner’s assets worth $1.7 million upheld

The Ninth Commercial Court of Appeals has dismissed an appeal of Vneshprombank former co-owner Georgy Bedzhamov, charged with large-scale embezzlement, challenging the sale of his house and two land plots at the starting price of 103.5 million rubles (about $1.7 million).

12:19 31.12.2019

Two men detained on charges of plotting New Year terrorist attack in St. Petersburg

Two Russian citizens charged with plotting a New Year terrorist attack in St. Petersburg have been placed in detention.

11:37 31.12.2019

Defendant in judge murder threat case to go on trial

A case over murder threats against a judge against Russian citizen Alexey Veresov will be considered by the Meshchansky District Court of Moscow, according to a statement of the press service of the Prosecutor General’s Office.

10:48 31.12.2019

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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