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Former YUKOS co-owner's sentence to be announced on August 1

The Zamoskvoretsky District Court in Moscow will announce on August 1 former YUKOS co-owner Vladimir Dubov's sentence after his trial in absentia.

15:54 12.07.2012

Stalin's grandson appeal in defamation lawsuit dismissed

On Thursday, the Moscow City Court dismissed the appeal by Stalin's grandson Evgeny Dzhugashvili against a district court's refusal to uphold the defamation lawsuit against head of the FSB Registration and Archives Department Lt. Gen. Vasily Khristoforov.

15:07 12.07.2012

Nigerian ALSCON judgment may disrupt cooperation with Russia

In holding for the cancellation of the pending sale of Aluminum Smelter Company of Nigeria (ALSCON) to RUSAL, Nigeria’s Supreme court may be disrupting investment and economic cooperation between its country and Russia

14:42 12.07.2012

Prosecutors refer Pussy Riot case to court

The criminal case against members of female punk group Pussy Riot has been referred to Moscow's Khamovnichesky District Court.

13:39 12.07.2012

Truck manufacturer's $35 mln claim against managing company postponed

The Moscow Commercial Court set back the date of the hearings into ZiL's lawsuit to recover $35.37 million from its former managing company MAC

13:15 12.07.2012

Siberian utility's $140 mln claim against authorities to be heard on Sep.6

The Krasnoyarsk Territorial Commercial Court postponed until September 6 its hearing of the Siberian Interregional Grid Company's lawsuit against the territorial finance ministry to recover $140 million in damages.

12:35 12.07.2012

Pussy Riot case still held in prosecutor's office

The criminal case against Pussy Riot female punk group members charged with disorderly conduct in Moscow's Christ the Savior Cathedral is still in the prosecutor's office and has not yet been referred to court.

11:25 12.07.2012

Parliamentary investigation says Magnitsky's arrest and detention were lawful

The arrest of Hermitage Capital auditor Sergei Magnitsky and the decision to hold him in custody were lawful; however the circumstances surrounding his death and the reasons for which he was denied medical aid must be scrupulously investigated, according to a report on a preliminary parliamentary investigation presented in Washington by a group of Federation Council members.

10:51 12.07.2012

Russian Euro 2012 fans deported from Poland

Two Russian fans Dmitry Abramov and Pavel Lepikhov, whose imprisonment was replaced with a probationary sentence by the Polish court of appeals, were deported from Poland on Wednesday.

10:19 12.07.2012

Deripaska's defense to fight back over Rusal stake

Rusal aluminum giant owner Oleg Deripaska will begin responding on Thursday to Mikhail Cherney's claims for compensation for his role in the aluminum business in the 1990s.

02:00 12.07.2012

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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