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Russian bank denies money laundering suspect was its VP

Master-Bank filed a lawsuit refuting media reports that an individual detained on suspicion of money laundering in April was one of its vice presidents.

15:46 02.07.2012

Gas pipelines developer loses $308 mln action against Gazprom

The Supreme Commercial Court refused to review the decision dismissing $308 million lawsuit filed by Rosgazifikatsiya against Gazprom and its registrar.

15:27 02.07.2012

May riots participants' arrest upheld

The Moscow City Court upheld on Monday the arrest of Yaroslav Belousov and Fyodor Bakhov, who are suspected of participating in riots in central Moscow on May 6.

14:55 02.07.2012

Russia asks Poland to hasten consideration of football fan cases

The Russian Embassy in Poland has asked the Warsaw Court of Appeals to hasten its consideration of the cases against Russian football fans for taking part in riots during the UEFA Euro 2012.

14:30 02.07.2012

UTair partially repays debt to applicant in bankruptcy case

The Utair airline, the second largest domestic carrier in Russia, has paid part of its debt to Avialeasing after the company submitted a bankruptcy application against the airline.

13:56 02.07.2012

Sberbank's grain company insolvency claim registered by court

The Moscow Commercial Court has registered an application by Sberbank seeking to recognize the bankruptcy of the Nastyusha grain company, a parent company of Russias eponymous major holding.

13:21 02.07.2012

Shareholders' $12.5 bln lawsuit against BP to be heard on July 9

The Tyumen Regional Commercial Court has declared a recess until July 9 in its hearing of TNK-BP minority shareholder Andrei Prokhorovs lawsuit against BP Russian Investment Limited (BPRI) and BP p.l.c. to recover $12.5 billion in damages.

12:23 02.07.2012

Interior Ministry approves referral of Browder's case to court

The refusal of Hermitage Capital CEO's counsels to notify their client about the referral of the case to court has no effect.

11:57 02.07.2012

Investigators appeal into Pussy Riot case to be heard on July 4

On July 4 the Moscow Tagansky District Court will hear the appeal by investigators for limiting the terms for studying the case materials of Pussy Riots band members, accused of acts of hooliganism at the Christ the Savior Cathedral in Moscow.

11:33 02.07.2012

BTA Bank head appeals arrest in London High Court of Justice

Today the High Court of Justice will start hearing the appeal by former head of Kazakhstan's BTA Bank Mukhtar Ablyazov against the prison sentence that was passed on him this February but was never executed.

10:56 02.07.2012

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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