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Russian investigators release six suspects in Total CEO plane crash case - lawyer

Russia’s Investigative Committee released six suspects in the Total CEO plane crash case from custody, one of their lawyers.

17:02 28.09.2015

Appeal filed over insurance money for Superjet crash in Indonesia

Russia’s Kapital Strakhovaniye has filed an appeal with the Supreme Court against a lower court ruling ordering it to pay over $4 million to foreign insurance companies in connection with the 2012 Sukhoi Superjet-100 crash in Indonesia killing 45.

12:38 28.09.2015

Kalashnikov brand name case to be reconsidered

Russia’s Supreme Court has upheld the Intellectual Property Court’s decision to reconsider a lawsuit filed by the firearms maker Kalashnikov Concern against the company M. T. Kalashnikov, a firm established by the designer of the AK-47 assault rifle.

11:19 28.09.2015

Indebted Mechel ordered to pay Sberbank about $1.5mln

The Irkutsk Region Commercial Court on Monday ordered the mining and metals company Mechel and its subsidiary, the Bratsk Ferroalloys, to pay Sberbank over 95 million rubles ($1.5 million).

10:30 28.09.2015

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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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