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Court limits pretrial publicity in Colorado theater shooting case

A judge issued an order Monday granting accused Colorado theater gunman James Holmes' motion to limit pretrial publicity in response to intense media scrutiny after the mass shooting that left 12 dead and upwards of 50 injured during a screening of Batman: the Dark Knight Rises.

12:27 24.07.2012

Another suspect in Mufti of Tatarstan assassination attempt arrested

On Monday, Kazan's Vakhitovsky District Court arrested Rustam Kashapov, resident of Tatarstan, on suspicion of taking part in the assassination attempt of Mufti of Tatarstan Ildus Fayzov and in assassinating head of the Spiritual Muslim Board of Tatarstan Valiulla Yakupov.

11:59 24.07.2012

VTB's purchase of Bank of Moscow shares to be disputed in court

The transaction on the purchase of 46.5 percent of shares in the Bank of Moscow from the city government has been appealed in court, an outcome which the bank warned its potential investors of in its perpetual Eurobonds.

11:43 24.07.2012

Magnitsky's mother demands disclosure of prosecutors' names

The mother of Sergei Magnitsky has requested Moscow's Simonovsky District Court to disclose the names of the 12 prosecutors investigating her son's case, the Hermitage Capital press service reports.

10:50 24.07.2012

Norilsk Nickel appeal in Rusal dispute postponed

The Third Commercial Court of Appeals postponed until July 30 Norilsk Nickel's appeal against the court ruling obliging it to provide Rusal with its corporate documents.

18:07 23.07.2012

Federal Antimonopoly Service disputes verdict in Gazprom lawsuit

The Federal Antimonopoly Service have filed an appeal against the Moscow Commercial Court's dismissal of its decision that Gazprom had violated competition law when holding the tender for the right to place exchange-traded bonds.

17:35 23.07.2012

Chili Peppers and Franz Ferdinand show support for Pussy Riot

Pyotr Verzilov, husband of Nadezhda Tolokonnikova, one of three Pussy Riot band members arrested for hooliganism at Christ the Savior Cathedral, plans to give her letters of support on Tuesday written by several famous rock musicians.

17:16 23.07.2012

U.S. court partially dismissed claims against "Russian" gallery

The U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York upheld the motion to dismiss the bulk of claims of fraud filed against ABA Gallery, which specializes in Russian art.

16:50 23.07.2012

Tax service contests dismissal of $626k Christian Dior tax charge

The Moscow District Federal Commercial Court has registered the tax watchdog's lawsuit challenging the judgment which invalidated the $626,000 supplemental tax charge on Christian Dior's subsidiary Christian Dior Couture Rus.

16:31 23.07.2012

Russian Space Systems head denies involvement in GLONASS fraud

Yuri Urlichich, General Director and General Designer of the Russian Space Systems, said that he is not the founder of the two firms involved in the criminal case on the non-targeted expenditure of budget funds stipulated for the development of the GLONASS navigation system.

15:57 23.07.2012

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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