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Commercial Litigation Weekly Calendar (June 4 - 8)

10:17 04.06.2012

Defense Ministry disputes recovery of $5,900 instead of $3.47mln from Adidas

The Defense Ministry has filed an appeal with the Ninth Commercial Court of Appeals against the recovery of $5,900 from Adidas instead of the initially claimed $3.47 million for failing to meet sporting good supply deadlines.

18:00 01.06.2012

Former Ukrainian president to be tried for journalists murder on June 26

The Ukrainian Superior Specialized Civil and Criminal Court has suspended until June 26 its hearing of the prosecutor's office's cassation appeal against an appeals court's decision to drop the charges against ex-Ukrainian President Leonid Kuchma in the case of a journalist's murder.

17:21 01.06.2012

Experts to appraise risks of Su-24 flights over Urals city

A regional court ordered an expert appraisal in a lawsuit filed by Chelayabinsk residents to stop Su-24 bombers from flying over the city.

16:04 01.06.2012

Lawsuits worth more than $400mln against NLMK to be heard on June 8

The Moscow Commercial Court has postponed until June 8 the preliminary hearings into two Novolipetsk Steel (NLMK) lawsuits to recover $170.4 million from Maxi-Group founder Nikolai Maximov. The lawsuits also seek to invalidate a sale and purchase agreement of Maxi-Group shares and to recover $237.76 million.

15:15 01.06.2012

Former Ukrainian President Yushchenko's poisoning case may be closed

The Ukrainian Prosecutor General's Office is likely to close the criminal case on the poisoning of former Ukrainian President Viktor Yushchenko in 2004.

13:11 01.06.2012

МММ-2011 mastermind to face prosecution if new Ponzi scheme collapses, lawyers

MMM-2011 Ponzi scheme founder Sergei Mavrodi will be held liable if the pyramid collapses, Russian lawyers surveyed by the Russian Legal Information Agency said.

12:16 01.06.2012

Microsoft contests judgment in dispute over windows.ru

Microsoft has challenged the court decision to uphold only part of its lawsuit against Russian businessman Dmitry Shapovalov over the "windows.ru" domain name.

11:37 01.06.2012

AMT Bank recovers 76 mln euros from logistics park

The Moscow Commercial Court has ordered Logopark Kolpino to pay 75.9 million euros in favor of Moscow's AMT Bank.

10:56 01.06.2012

Bank's top manager stays in office despite fraud charge

Anatoly Ballo, accused of multimillion dollar embezzlement, is staying on as deputy chairman of the Foreign Economic Bank (VEB).

10:21 01.06.2012

Top news

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