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Criminal charges to be brought against oppositionist on Monday, lawyer says

Counsel for oppositionist Alexey Navalny has announced that the case charging his client of inflicting material losses on Kirovles timber company will be brought against his client on July 30.

13:05 27.07.2012

Seventh suspect arrested in Tatarstan Mufti assassination attempt case

Tatarstan's Yutazinsky District Court arrested an unemployed resident suspected of involvement in the assassination attempt against Mufti of Tatarstan Ildus Fayzov and Spiritual Muslim Board of Tatarstan head Valiulla Yakupov.

11:29 27.07.2012

Domodedovo bombing case submitted to court

Islam and Ilez Yandiyev, Akhmed Yevloyev and Bashir Khamkhoyev, who are accused of having organized a terrorist attack on Moscow's Domodedovo Airport, will stand trial.

10:51 27.07.2012

Civil rights lawyer arrested for May 6 riots

Moscow's Basmanny District Court has issued a two-month arrest warrant for Nikolai Kavkazsky, 26, a lawyer for the Civil Rights Protection Committee, who was detained on Wednesday in connection with the Bolotnaya Square riots.

10:34 27.07.2012

Russia orderd to compensate Yukos minority shareholders $2.7 million

The Arbitration Institute of the Stockholm Chamber of Commerce today ordered Russia to compensate a group of Spanish investors for losses they suffered when Yukos Oil was nationalized in 2007. Shortly after the decision was released, RAPSI spoke with Marney Cheek, the Covington & Burling LLP partner that represented the investors in the tribunal.

19:15 26.07.2012

TNK-BP shareholder's $8.81bln lawsuit hearings adjourned until July 27

The Tyumen Regional Commercial Court has adjourned until July 27 TNK-BP minority shareholder Andrei Prokhorov's lawsuit to recover $8.81 billion in losses from BP Russian Investment Limited and BP p.l.c.

17:57 26.07.2012

Lawsuit to halt IRN-BRU trademark protection rescheduled for August 7

The Moscow Commercial Court has postponed until August 7 its hearing of Businessinvestgrupp's lawsuit to cease the legal protection of A.G. Barr P.L.C.'s trademarks in Russia.

17:42 26.07.2012

Dutch court confirms Russia's right to vodka brands

The Hague Court of Appeals has dismissed the Dutch-based Spirits International's appeal against the decision vesting Russia the rights to the "Stolichnaya" and "Moskovskaya" vodka brands.

17:30 26.07.2012

Austria extradites Russian national accused of $3.6 mln fraud

Austria extradited to Russia a businessman charged with committing $3.6 million fraud on Thursday.

16:42 26.07.2012

Hearing scheduled for appeal of deceased YUKOS VP seized property release

The Moscow City Court will hear on August 1 the prosecutors' appeal of the Simonovsky District Court's decision to lift the seizure of late YUKOS Vice President Vasily Aleksanyan's property.

16:27 26.07.2012

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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