Yekaterinburg restaurant that refused disabled customer must pay $3,000A Yekaterinburg court has held in favor of Alexander Mokin, a wheelchair user who sought $3,000 from a restaurant which refused to serve him, on the alleged basis that his appearance could make other diners uncomfortable.12:39 19.07.2012
Prosecutor involved in notorious gambling scandal may walkFormer Odintsovo District Prosecutor Roman Nishchemenko, one of several officials involved in a notorious Moscow Region illegal casino case, may soon be set free.10:44 19.07.2012
State Duma cranks up the pressure on Pussy Riot case, attorneyThe attorney of the arrested Pussy Riot members believes that the request by the State Duma Committee on Family, Women and Children's Issues to Prosecutor General Yuri Chaika to look into all the rallies the arrested women were involved in puts additional pressure on the case.10:04 19.07.2012
Almost 30,000 weapons seized from court visitorsSince early 2012, court bailiffs have seized nearly 30,000 weapons from court visitors.18:02 18.07.2012
Yukos Capital loans to Rosneft subsidiary deemed invalidThe Eleventh Commercial Court of Appeals has upheld the lower court judgment declaring null and void $92 million in loan agreements between Luxemburg's Yukos Capital S.a.r.l and the Rosneft subsidiary Samaraneftegaz.17:46 18.07.2012
Report on Bout's partners attempt to create arms supply network bogusAlleged arms dealer Viktor Bout's attorney has labeled as bogus a Conflict Awareness Project report stating that his client's former business partners tried to create an arms supply network.17:29 18.07.2012
Senators endorse law blacklisting websitesThe Federation Council adopted on Wednesday a law whereby a single blacklist of websites with unlawful content will be established as of November.17:16 18.07.2012
Russia reportedly asks Iran to withdraw missile contract claimRussia is trying to persuade Iran to withdraw its Geneva Arbitration Court claim over the scrapping of a 2007 contract for five S-300 surface-to-air missile systems.15:59 18.07.2012
Constitutional Court accepts deputies' request for compliance checkThe Constitutional Court accepted a request recently submitted by State Duma deputies to check the compliance of the law on governors' direct elections and public rally violations with the Constitution.15:33 18.07.2012
Antimonopoly watchdog's position on explosives market collusion confirmedThe Moscow Commercial Court dismissed on July 16 the Sverdlova Factory's and Promsintez' lawsuit to reverse the Federal Antimonopoly Service's decision that they set prices on the industrial explosives market.15:07 18.07.2012
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