Russian court fines Swiss Threema $14K for breaching rules for messaging providersAn 800,000-ruble (about $14K) fine has been imposed on Threema GmbH for failure to comply with Russian legislation governing instant messaging providers.15:54 16.06.2022
Sotheby’s internal correspondence could become object of public scrutinyOn November 13, the legal team of Russian billionaire Dmitry Rybolovlev won another important victory over the auction house Sotheby’s. The judges of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit ruled that the attorneys for Rybolovlev are entitled to claim that the auction house Sotheby’s, Inc. produces its internal correspondence as well the other documents for subsequent use in Monaco and Switzerland.13:43 17.11.2019
Graduates of Swiss Academy for International Law to defend rights of RussiansThe Swiss Academy for International Law founded on the initiative of the Association of Russian Lawyers and its partner higher education establishments is to train specialists, who will defend the rights of Russian citizens at the international level.17:39 20.08.2019
Detention conditions for women need to be humanized – Russia’s Ombudsman MoskalkovaRussia’s High Commissioner for Human Rights Tatiana Moskalkova has stressed the need to mitigate the severity of punishments for women and suggested that a range of measures aimed to humanize their detention conditions are to be developed.12:42 06.03.2019
Russia’s Ombudsman appeals to UN Rights Commissioner over journalist detained in UkraineTatiana Moskalkova, Russia’s Ombudsman, had handed to Michelle Bachelet, the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, a letter in defense of Russian journalist Kirill Vyshinsky detained in Ukraine on treason allegations.16:01 05.03.2019
Russian athletes may appeal CAS ruling in Swiss court – expertRussian athletes not invited by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to participate in the 2018 Olympic Winter Games may appeal the recent ruling of the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) in the Federal Supreme Court of Switzerland, as noted by Antonio Rigozzi, an expert in sports law and a founding partner of Lévy Kaufmann-Kohler law firm.15:49 09.02.2018
CAS dismisses appeals of 47 Russians not invited to PyeongChang 2018The Ad hoc Division of the Court of arbitration for sport (CAS) has dismissed two appeals filed by 47 Russian athletes against ruling of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) not inviting them to participate in the 2018 Olympic Winter Games.10:59 09.02.2018
CAS dismisses two appeals of Russians not invited to PyeongChang 2018The Ad hoc Division of the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) has dismissed two appeals filed by 15 Russian athletes and coaches, who were not invited by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to participate in the 2018 Olympic Winter Games.13:57 08.02.2018
CAS registers another appeal of Russians not invited to PyeongChang 2018The Ad hoc Division of the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) has registered an appeal filed by 15 Russian athletes and coaches, who were not invited by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to participate in the 2018 Olympic Winter Games.11:59 07.02.2018
Russian athletes not invited to PyeongChang 2018 file appeal to CASThe Ad hoc Division of the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) has initiated proceedings over urgent appeals filed by 32 Russian athletes, who were not invited by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to participate in the 2018 Olympic Winter Games.10:50 06.02.2018
CAS looks forward to publication of documents related to cases of 39 Russian athletesPresident of the International Council of Arbitration for Sport (ICAS), John Coates has stated that Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) looks forward to publication of the reasoned decisions in the high-profile cases of 39 Russian athletes.10:59 05.02.2018
CAS fully upholds 28 appeals filed by disqualified Russian athletesThe Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) has fully upheld 28 and partially upheld 11 appeals filed by Russian athletes disqualified for life from participating in the Olympic games because of the doping suspicions.11:56 01.02.2018
CAS dismisses appeal by Russian athlete Chicherova against Olympic medal revocationThe Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) has ruled to dismiss an appeal filed by Russian high jumper Anna Chicherova against revocation of her bronze medal awarded at the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing.13:59 06.10.2017
Aivazovsky painting stolen from Russia in 1976 found in SwitzerlandA painting by famous artist Ivan Aivazovsky stolen from a Russian museum in 1976 has been found at a Swiss auction, Irina Volk, the official representative of Russia’s Interior Ministry.10:57 29.09.2017
Switzerland refuses to cooperate with Russia in case of fugitive banker – reportSwiss authorities have denied a request filed by Russia seeking legal aid in a criminal case against former president of the Bank of Moscow charged with embezzlement, Andrey Borodin, SRF media company reported on Wednesday.17:30 16.08.2017
Switzerland ruled to be “more appropriate” for civil lawsuit against Yves Bouvier – reportA civil court of appeal in Singapore ruled on Wednesday that Switzerland is a “more appropriate” choice for a country to hold hearings in a lawsuit filed by Russian billionaire Dmitry Rybolovlev against Swiss entrepreneur Yves Bouvier.14:59 19.04.2017
Swiss court dismisses Russian Paralympic Committee’s appeal against CAS rulingSwiss Bundesgericht (the Federal Supreme Court of Switzerland) has dismissed an appeal filed by the Russian Paralympic Committee (RPC) against the ruling of the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) upholding termination of RPC’s membership in the International Paralympic Committee (IPC).17:16 12.04.2017
Russian athletes Belov and Legkov file claim with CAS over suspensionThe Russian cross-country skiers Alexander Legkov and Evgeny Belov, suspended from sports competitions on doping allegations, have turned to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) seeking to reverse the International Ski Federation’s (FIS) decision.18:09 03.02.2017
Ban on Russian athletes’ participation in Rio Paralympic Games upheldThe Swiss federal court has dismissed an appeal filed by the Russian Paralympic Committee (RPC) against ruling to ban the national team from participating in Paralympic Games in Rio.17:44 31.08.2016
Russian judicial week set for September 26-28 in ZurichRussian judicial week will take place on September 26-28 in Zurich.16:07 29.08.2016