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Lukoil’s subsidiary awarded $250,000 for trademark infringement

Russian oil giant Lukoil’s North American subsidiary was awarded $250,000 in a trademark infringement case filed against a gas station in Pennsylvania.

17:52 10.09.2015

Couples may have to undergo compulsory HIV testing to get married in Russia

MP Magomed Selimkhanov (United Russia) has submitted a bill to the State Duma requiring prospective couples to undergo HIV testing.

17:04 10.09.2015

One of the roofers accused of placing Ukrainian flag on Moscow skyscraper found guilty

The Tagansky District Court in Moscow has found guilty one of the roofers accused of painting a star on a skyscraper in the center of Moscow with colors of Ukraine's flag.

15:52 10.09.2015

Supreme Court turns down Bashneft shareholder’s appeal over oil fields license ruling

Russia’s Supreme Court refused to review an appeal filed by Bashneft minority shareholder, Railya Inozemtseva, against the ruling over the license for the Trebs and Titov oil fields.

14:20 10.09.2015

Refusal to release terminally ill prisoner declared illegal

The Sverdlovsk Region Court has ruled against the lower court’s refusal to release terminally ill prisoner Sergei Kuznetsov and closed the case due to his death.

13:53 10.09.2015

Russian opposition activist complains of unfair trial, turns to ECHR

Russian opposition activist Leonid Razvozzhayev, who had been sentenced to 4.5 years in prison for participation in the 2012 rallies in central Moscow, filed a complaint with the European Court of Human Rights.

12:14 10.09.2015

Yaroshenko files substantiated appeal to overturn his conviction

The defense attorneys for Russian pilot Konstantin Yaroshenko, who is serving a 20-year sentence on charges of cocaine smuggling, have filed a substantiated appeal with the Second Circuit Court of Appeals in New York.

11:15 10.09.2015

US-Russian national pleads guilty to smuggling high-grade technology – report

A Russian-American businessman pleaded guilty to collaboration in a smuggling scheme that provided sensitive technology to Russia.

10:58 10.09.2015

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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).

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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.

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