Delay in trial of Russian website editor rejectedA court in the Russian city of Yekaterinburg refused Monday to postpone the trial of a former local editor-in-chief accused of extortion, embezzlement and money laundering after she rejected her court-appointed lawyer.13:37 12.08.2013
Monet, Picasso art heist trial to begin Tuesday in BucharestTrial is set to begin in Bucharest Tuesday in a case involving six Romanians accused of having carried out the theft of several masterpieces by Monet, Picasso, and Gauguin, among others, which may have been burned and destroyed by the main suspect's mother.12:42 12.08.2013
Parents vow to appeal to ECHR against Latvian court ruling in name disputeLatvian parents, whose appeal to register their son under the name Miron has been rejected, are going to file an application with the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR), the leader of movement "Return our names" Ruslan Pankratov told RIA Novosti.12:15 12.08.2013
Former Pussy Riot lawyers' defamation suit to be heard on August 20The Tverskoi District Court in Moscow has postponed until August 20 the hearing of the defamation lawsuit filed by the former Pussy Riot lawyers against Kommersant Publishers and lawyer Irina Khrunova, who represented one of the punk group members during the cassation stage, RAPSI reported from the courtroom on Friday.17:10 09.08.2013
Dzhokhar Tsarnaev’s college buddies indicted in USDias Kadyrbayev and Azamat Tazhayakov, college friends of Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, were indicted Thursday by a US federal Grand Jury for their alleged efforts to impede the investigation into the tragic explosions that left three dead and upwards of 200 injured near the finish line of the enormously popular and highly prestigious marathon in April.15:45 09.08.2013
Appeal in Microsoft copyright dispute to be considered on September 5Microsoft Corporation has filed an appeal against a previous ruling which rejected its claim seeking 101,000 rubles (app. $3,000) against the Russian-German joint venture Autobahn for the illegal use of its software.13:28 09.08.2013
Nike's right to nike.ru domain contestedStanislav Drugalyov, administrator of the nike.ru domain filed a cassation appeal against a The Ninth Commercial Court of Appeals' decision prohibiting him from using the word "nike" in a domain name, a court spokesperson told RAPSI Friday.12:36 09.08.2013
Intellectual Property Court to consider Gainsborough's Lady in Blue disputeThe Federal Commercial Court in North Caucasus District has transferred a cassation appeal filed by a St. Petersburg fashion designer Iya Yots against the ruling prohibiting her from using Thomas Gainsborough's Lady in Blue in her designs, to the Intellectual Property Court (IPC), the Supreme Commercial Court said on its website on Friday.11:50 09.08.2013
Former Rosbank CEO Golubkov detainedThe Presnensky District Court in Moscow has detained former Rosbank CEO Vladimir Golubkov, who is accused of bribery, attorney Dmitry Kharitonov told RAPSI.10:34 09.08.2013
Russian billionaire sued by former wife over $20 million Hawaii propertyElena Rybolovleva has sued her estranged husband, Russian billionaire Dmitri Rybolovlev, in Hawaii over allegations that he had used a “sham” company to purchase a $20 million Kauai property in contravention of a freeze order issued by the Supreme Court of Switzerland.18:44 08.08.2013
Ookla LLC loses court challenge against fine for data storage violationsA Russian court said on Tuesday it had rejected a complaint filed by Ookla LLC against a 1-million ruble fine for not storing the personal data of Russian users in databases on Russian territory.17:20 17.01.2023
Russian Justice Ministry vows to improve jail conditionsRussia's Ministry of Justice has unveiled its proposals aimed at amending the internal rules of pre-trial detention centers and correctional facilities.15:29 13.01.2023
Bill on establishing Military Ombudsman post submitted to Russia’s State DumaLawmakers representing the New People party in the lower house of the Russian parliament have submitted to the State Duma a bill envisaging the introduction of the post of military ombudsman.16:17 12.10.2022