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Dispute breaks out over major nickel deposits in Russia

The court will soon consider a dispute over nickel deposits between two major Russian companies.

17:48 17.09.2012

British royal couple takes rage over topless paparazzi shots to court

Lawyers for Britain’s Prince William and his wife Catherine Middleton are seeking an injunction Monday afternoon against Closer, the French tabloid that published photographs last week of Middleton sunbathing topless in the South of France.

17:03 17.09.2012

Appeal of $359 mln YUKOS subsidiary loan to be heard Oct. 9

The Ninth Commercial Court of Appeals will hear on October 9 an appeal filed by Yukos Capital S.a.r.l. against the ruling invalidating four loan contracts under which the company granted $359.1 million to Yuganskneftegaz.

16:32 17.09.2012

$10.9 mln claim against Madonna gay rights promotion to be heard Oct. 11

The Moskovsky District Court in St. Petersburg will hear on October 11 complaints filed against Madonna and her concert organizers for promoting homosexuality, attorney Alexander Pochuyev, who is representing the St. Petersburg activists that filed the claim, told RIA Novosti on Monday.

15:00 17.09.2012

Mirzayev trial postponed for forensic examination until Oct. 17

Zamoskvoretsky Moscow court on Monday adjourned to October 17 the trial of Rasul Mirzayev, the Mixed Martial Arts champion accused of having negligently caused the death of a 19-year-old university student in a brawl.

14:34 17.09.2012

Constitutional Court to consider Russian jurisdiction over international crimes

The Constitutional Court has started to consider on Monday the question of whether Russian courts should consider criminal cases against citizens who committed crimes against their compatriots abroad.

14:04 17.09.2012

Former Sovcomflot executive convicted of embezzling $67 mln

The Moscow City Dorogomilovsky Court found former head of a Sovcomflot (SCF) subsidiary Yuri Privalov guilty of embezzling over $67 million.

13:16 17.09.2012

Appeal of Bout's extradition to US postponed until 2013

A Bangkok criminal court has postponed until January 2013 its review of Russian businessman and convicted arms dealer Viktor Bout's extradition from Thailand to the US as the courts are still awaiting a written update from Bout.

12:58 17.09.2012

Developer's $4.25 mln recovery against Moscow government upheld

The Ninth Commercial Court of Appeals upheld the decision to recover 129.8 million rubles ($4.25 million) from the Moscow Government in favor of the Inteco construction company in compensation for the construction of a kindergarten.

12:05 17.09.2012

Convicted Pussy Riot members request relegation to isolation ward

The members of the Pussy Riot punk rock collective who were sentenced to two years in prison for hooliganism at the Christ the Savior Cathedral have requested to serve their sentences at a Moscow isolation ward instead of in prison, attorney Mark Feygin told RAPSI. The request was filed because the high profile nature of the case and negative propaganda aimed at demonizing the women may put them at risk in prison, the attorney said.

10:26 17.09.2012

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