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Google lawsuit over $8,000 fine postponed until January 2017

The Moscow Commercial Court on Monday postponed until January 9, 2017, a hearing in a lawsuit lodged by Google Ireland Ltd. against the Federal Antimonopoly Service over a 500,000 rubles ($8,000) fine.

16:38 12.12.2016

Mayor Koshurnikov to stay in detention

The Moscow City Court has upheld detention of Denis Koshurnikov, the mayor of Pereslavl-Zalessky, allegedly involved in an embezzlement criminal case.

15:41 12.12.2016

RBC news outlet, journalists ordered to pay Rosneft over $6,000 in libel damages

The Moscow Commercial Court ordered Russian news outlet RBC and several its journalists to pay Rosneft oil company 390,000 rubles (over $6,000) in libel damages.

13:40 12.12.2016

Vneshprombank seeks over $16 mln from its ex-president Larisa Markus

Vneshprombank, a major mid-sized bank that slid into bankruptcy, filed a claim to the Moscow Commercial Court seeking one billion rubles ($16.2 mln) from its former president Larisa Markus.

12:32 12.12.2016

Moscow City Court upholds freeze on assets of Vladivostok mayor Pushkarev

The Moscow City Court has upheld a ruling of a lower court to freeze one million rubles ($16,200) in assets belonging to Vladivostok mayor Igor Pushkarev, suspected of abuse of office and bribery.

11:38 12.12.2016

Navalny loses bid to recuse prosecutors in embezzlement case against him

The Leninsky District Court of Kirov dismissed a motion filed by Russian opposition politician Alexey Navalny who sought prosecutors to be removed from an embezzlement case against him.

10:36 12.12.2016

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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