Three Russian Codes to be brought to conformity with Consitution - billThe lower house of Russian parliament passed draft laws bringing Russia’s Land, Housing and Labor Codes into line with the Constitution in the first reading on Tuesday.16:50 09.03.2021
Developer charged with $30 mln embezzlement to stay under house arrest until late MayMoscow’s Koptevsky District Court on Monday extended the house arrest of the owner of Optima Development construction company Albert Khudoyan until May 28 as part of a 2-billion-ruble embezzlement case (about $30 million).16:08 25.01.2021
Bill to exempt multi-child families from land tax reaches Russia’s State DumaA bill stipulating exemption of families with three or more minor children from paying land use taxes has been submitted to the lower house of Russian parliament.17:40 15.09.2020
Supreme Court upholds 7-year sentence of ex-Russian judge convicted of fraudThe Supreme Court of Russia on Thursday upheld a 7-year prison sentence given to a former judge Svetlana Martynova for farming land fraud.14:02 21.02.2019
Russian businessman charged with $9 mln land plot fraud pleads not guiltyRussian businessman Ilya Sherman charged with land plot fraud estimated at about 570 million rubles (about $9 million) has pleaded not guilty.15:43 12.02.2019
Russian businessman charged with $9 mln land plot fraud extradited from ItalyRussian businessman Ilya Sherman charged with land plot fraud estimated at about 570 million rubles (about $9 million) was extradited from Italy on Wednesday.15:04 08.02.2019
Italy to extradite Russian citizen charged with $9 mln land plot fraudItalian authorities have approved extradition of Russian businessman Ilya Sherman charged with land plot fraud estimated at about 570 million rubles (about $9 million).16:03 07.02.2019
Russian lawmakers suggest gratis issue of land to peopleRussian lawmakers have drafted a bill to issue land to some groups of population in outlying regions for development and as an anti-recession measure.10:51 30.01.2015
Russian Defense Ministry appeals against Nakhabino land plot rulingRussian Defense Ministry has appealed the ruling of a Moscow court which dismissed its lawsuit over a land plot near the village of Nakhabino.15:34 29.08.2014
Land sales by Defense Ministry in Moscow Region declared illegalThe Moscow Region Commercial Court has declared on Wednesday illegal the sale of a land plot near the village of Nakhabino owned by Defense Ministry.16:34 27.08.2014
US court expands Alaska Native land, equality rightsA federal court in Washington DC ruled this week that the Secretary for the Interior (Secretary) is entitled to take land into trust for Alaska Natives in a landmark ruling that places Alaska’s native population on equal footing with other Native American populations.17:32 05.04.2013
Baturina land reclaim appeal turned downThe Ninth Commercial Court of Appeals has upheld the decision to reclaim 16.387 hectares of land in western Moscow from Setunskaya real estate company in the lawsuit filed by the Federal Agency of State Property Management.10:31 05.10.2012
Appeal pending in woman's claim to Kremlin ownershipThe Moscow District Federal Commercial Court has registered Tatyana Barysheva's cassation appeal against the dismissal of proceedings in her claim to assert ownership of the Kremlin.16:49 10.09.2012
Russia's richest woman company disputes court rulingThe Ninth Commercial Court of Appeals has registered TD Setunskaya's appeal against the court ruling concerning the ban on alienation of a 16.387 hectare land plot in western Moscow.16:25 31.07.2012
Second museum hearing against Defense Ministry postponedThe Moscow Commercial Court postponed on Friday until August 24 its hearing of the Arkhangelskoye estate museum's lawsuit against the Defense Ministry.15:34 27.07.2012
Watchdog's lawsuit on lease of land plot for ferroalloy plant postponedThe Krasnoyarsk Territory Commercial Court has postponed until September 24 the property watchdog's lawsuit against local administration to invalidate the lease agreement regarding a land plot intended for a ferroalloy plant.17:57 24.07.2012
Sale of land plot at estate museum invalidatedOn Thursday, the Tenth Commercial Court of Appeals upheld the ruling on the unlawfulness of an auction on the sale of a land plot which is part of the Arkhangelskoye Estate Museum11:54 15.06.2012
Another state museum's lawsuit against Defense Ministry to be heard on Jul.27On July 27, the Moscow Commercial Court will hear a further lawsuit filed by the Arkhangelskoye Estate Museum against the Defense Ministry.14:05 08.06.2012
Accused of land plot fraud within heritage site plead not guiltyThe defendants in the Borodino Museum and Reserve case on fraud have pleaded not guilty in court.10:44 15.05.2012
Strabag land dispute review denied by the Supreme Commercial CourtThe Supreme Commercial Court will not reconsider the decision denying Strabag, an Austrian construction company, the right to seize land plots from the Moscow regional authorities.10:36 26.12.2011