TNK-BP minority shareholders to reimburse legal feesOn Tuesday, the Eighth Commercial Court of Appeals upheld a decision by the lower court which obligated Andrei Prokhorov and other TNK-BP Holding minority shareholders who joined him to reimburse the legal fees for the lawsuit against BP board members Peter Anthony Charow and Richard Scott Sloan.13:24 07.08.2012
Prosecution seeks three-year prison sentences for Pussy Riot membersThe prosecution seeks sentences of three years each for three members of the punk rock collective who stand accused of having committed hooliganism in central Moscow’s Christ the Savior Cathedral. The prosecution announced its decision during pleadings on the seventh day of proceedings.12:59 07.08.2012
Pro-Kremlin youth seek court-ordered removal of Navalny from Aeroflot boardNashi, a pro-Kremlin youth movement, submitted to Moscows Presnensky and Tagansky District Courts applications seeking to deprive renowned opposition leader Alexei Navalny of his status as an Aeroflot board member.12:30 07.08.2012
Skimmers recognized as high-tech swindlers for the first timeThe criminal case regarding skimmers, initiated under the application of Moscow-based Sberbank's security service, has, for the first time, been classified as high-tech fraud.11:55 07.08.2012
Emfesz sale dispute reaches Moscow Commercial CourtRussian company Rosgaz is demanding that the decision of the International Commercial Arbitration Court at the Russian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ICAC) which invalidated the sale of Hungaria's gas trader Emfesz be nullified.10:51 07.08.2012
Pleadings to commence in Pussy Riot trialPleadings for the Pussy Riot trial are expected to start at Moscow’s Khamovnichesky District Court on Tuesday; the band members stand accused of having engaged in hooliganism at the Christ the Savior Cathedral.10:17 07.08.2012
MMA champ homicide trial: witnesses expose two sides to the storyFor the past six days, the trial of Mixed Martial Arts lightweight champion Rasul "Black Tiger" Mirzaev has been underway in Moscow. Mirzaev stands accused of having negligently caused the death of 19-year-old student Ivan Agafonov after inflicting grave injuries in a street brawl near Moscow's Garazh night club on August 15, 2011.09:39 07.08.2012
US antidumping duties upheld against Russian magnesium giantThe US Court of International Trade improperly impinged upon the right of the US Department of Commerce to apply its own antidumping review procedures, the US Federal Circuit Court of Appeals held last week. In so holding, the appellate court established that the DOC was justified in imposing a 15.77% antidumping duty on Russian titanium and magnesium giant PSC VSMPO-Avisma Corporation.17:51 06.08.2012
Former chief accountant at major chain store convicted for $14 mln tax evasionThe court sentenced in absentia former Eldorado Chief Accountant Mikhail Adven to five years in prison for $14mln tax evasion.17:11 06.08.2012
Arrest extension validated for Moscow riot participantsThe Moscow City Court validated on Monday the extension of the arrest of four alleged participants of the Bolotnaya Square riots.16:15 06.08.2012
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