Court affirms rightholders union's right to collect fee from CD producersThe Supreme Commercial Court refused to reconsider lower courts' judgments affirming the decision to entitle the Russian Union of Right-Holders to collect a one-percent commission from the sales of blank CDs and CD recording equipment. The federal service for the enforcement of cultural heritage protection laws reported on October 26, 2010 that it empowered the Russian Union of Right- Holders headed by renowned film director Nikita Mikhalkov to collect the commision.17:05 23.12.2011
Supreme Commercial Court denies advertisement dispute review to major breweryThe Supreme Commercial Court will not reconsider the court judgment declaring Baltika Brewery guilty of breaking the law on advertising by circulating a vulgar slogan.16:32 16.12.2011
E-lawsuit filing event of the year - Supreme Commercial Court chairmanSupreme Commercial Court Chairman Anton Ivanov sees the start of a program to file lawsuits with commercial courts over the Internet as a major event on the legal market this year.16:40 01.12.2011
Upper house approves IP Court establishmentThe Federation Council adopted on Tuesday a law establishing the Intellectual Property Court.12:00 29.11.2011
Judicial reform starts paying off - Supreme Commercial Court chairmanSupreme Commercial Court Chairman Anton Ivanov announced on Monday the initial results of President Medvedev's judicial reform.15:20 21.11.2011
New systems of rights in rem to improve real estate relationsA new system of rights in rem offered by the developers of amendments to the Civil Code will allow people oppose infill construction, reduce corruption in land plots allocation for construction and settle disputes between neighbors amicably, Anton Ivanov, the Supreme Commercial Court's chairman, said on Wednesday.14:01 17.11.2011
Court decisions failing to recover 'expired' state budget debt dismissedThe Supreme Commercial Court Presidium dismissed on Tuesday three lower courts' decisions refusing to recover $91,117 in state budget debts from the Niva Voronezh Regional Association of Farms and Agricultural Cooperatives for Rosagrosnab.12:01 16.11.2011
Russia’s Intellectual Property Court may be established in February 2012Russia’s Intellectual Property Court may be established as soon as February 1.15:05 14.11.2011
Supreme Commercial Court proposes independent investigating magistrates in RussiaThe chairman of the Supreme Commercial Court has proposed establishing an independent institution of investigating magistrates to help curb corporate raids.15:54 09.11.2011
Austrian court judgment in dispute between HiPP and Sivma not to be suspendedA court has dismissed a petition filed by the Sivma baby food producer to suspend an Austrian court's judgment in favor of the Austrian HiPP GmbH & Co. Export KG.15:26 31.10.2011
Supreme Commercial Court to review dispute over land plot in MoscowThe Supreme Commercial Court initiated on Friday review proceedings over the State Property Management Agency's (Rosimushchestvo) lawsuit filed against the Moscow mayor's office for a land plot ownership.17:25 21.10.2011
Russian Federation appeals $143k award to insurerThe Supreme Commercial Court has registered the Federal Service for Insurance Supervision application for reviewing a judgment to collect $143,000 in damages from the Russian Federation in favor of an insurance company.15:08 21.10.2011
Supreme Commercial Court to reconsider dispute over Moskovskiy trademarkThe Supreme Commercial Court has registered a Moscow distillery's request to review lower-court judgments confirming the government entity's right to the Moskovskiy trademark.14:26 05.10.2011
Court to reconsider $229.5 mln dispute between major publishing housesThe Supreme Commercial Court remanded for reconsideration a $229.5 million dispute between two publishing houses on Tuesdayю12:38 05.10.2011
Court extends bank bankruptcy proceeding for six monthsA commercial court extended for six months Fundament Bank's bankruptcy proceedings.14:47 04.10.2011
Аrbitral tribunal's right to enforce real estate property confirmedThe Supreme Commercial Court upheld the arbitral tribunal's decision to enforce the pledged property in the bank's lawsuit.17:56 27.09.2011
Civil law should limit freedom of parties to contractThe parties to a contract in Russia are guaranteed the maximum freedom according to contractual law, but not civil, corporate or substantive law, Supreme Commercial Court Chairman Anton Ivanov said at the Asian and Pacific Countries Forum in Vladivostok.14:17 26.09.2011
Russian and foreign judges to discuss contractual lawThe Supreme Commercial Court will hold the International Forum of the Asian-Pacific Region Countries on September 23, the contractual law will top the agenda.13:06 21.09.2011