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Dispute over SKorean flight simulator software to be reconsidered

Russia’s Intellectual Property Court (IP Court) has submitted for reconsideration to the Moscow Commercial Court the claim filed by bankrupt Russian design bureau against Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) and Doosan Infracore over flight simulators software.

18:07 01.07.2014

Opposition stalwart Navalny refuses to testify in painting theft case

Former mayoral candidate Alexei Navalny will not provide testimony regarding the theft of a painting by Vladimir painter Sergei Sotov that was discovered during the search in the opposition leader’s apartment, attorney Olga Mikhailova told RIA Novosti.

17:41 01.07.2014

ECHR upholds France’s ban on full-face veils - report

The European Court of Human Rights ruled on Tuesday that the French law banning full-face veils in public was legitimate, AFP reports on Tuesday.

15:13 01.07.2014

Turncoat banker Gitelson’s fraud case referred to court

Investigators and prosecutors in St.Petersburg have referred to a court a 5 billion-ruble fraud case against Alexander Gitelson, former owner of the Bank of East European Finance Corporation (EEFC Bank, St. Petersburg) and former board chairman of Inkasbank, Russia’s Investigative Committee’s official spokesman Vladimir Markin announced Tuesday.

11:27 01.07.2014

BNP Paribas agrees to $9Bln settlement for violating US sanctions

The French banking giant BNP Paribas has agreed to pay US authorities $8.97 billion in settlements for violating sanctions against several countries, as stated in the company's Tuesday press-release available online.

10:15 01.07.2014

US Supreme Court upholds ruling on banks’ involvement in 9/11 attacks

The US Supreme Court has left intact a lower court’s ruling that dismissed the claims filed by the victims of the September 11, 2001 attacks in New York against several Middle Eastern banks, which they accused of indirectly supporting Islamic militants.

09:50 01.07.2014

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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