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SUAL Partners files $55 mln suit against insurers

The Moscow Commercial Court registered a lawsuit by SUAL Partners Ltd, owned by Russian billionaire Viktor Vekselberg, to recover $55.2 million from Ingosstrakh and Alliance insurance companies.

11:56 29.05.2012

Remuneration for public defenders to be almost doubled from 2013

The minimum fee for public defenders will increase from the present $9 per day to $17 from January 1, 2013, the Federal Chamber of Lawyers told the Russian Legal Information Agency.

11:28 29.05.2012

Orascom Telecom to contest $1.3 bln fine in Algerian Supreme Court

Orascom Telecom Algerie (OTA), Orascom Telecom Holdings SAE (OTH) subsidiary, is determined to appeal the $1.3 billion fine in the Algerian Supreme Court.

11:03 29.05.2012

Investigation into Pussy Riot case to be completed on June 4

The investigation into the criminal case of Pussy Riot female punk group members is expected to come to an end by June 4.

10:27 29.05.2012

Moscow's chief judge earns $100k

Olga Yegorova, Chair of the Moscow City Court, earned more than $100,000 in 2011.

09:56 29.05.2012

Psychiatric examination of Politkovskaya's suspected murderer validated

The Moscow Basmanny District Court has validated on Monday the psychiatric examination of Rustam Makhmudov, who has been charged with killing journalist Anna Politkovskaya.

17:59 28.05.2012

Kiev court reaffirms Ukrainian servicemen's innocence in air crash

The Kiev Economic Court of Appeals dismissed on Monday the Russian S7 Airlines' appeal against the trial court judgment that Ukrainian servicemen were not guilty in a Tu-154 air crash in 2001.

17:34 28.05.2012

Prosecutor's office to probe Moscow police officer for colluding with car thief

The Public Verdict Foundation has asked Prosecutor General Yuri Chaika to investigate Moscow district police officers on suspicion of colluding with car thieves.

17:14 28.05.2012

Rusal's action against Norilsk Nickel satisfied partially

The Krasnoyarsk Territorial Commercial Court has satisfied in part the Rusal's lawsuit to force Norilsk Nickel non-ferrous metallurgy and mining company provide its corporate business documents.

16:51 28.05.2012

Default judgment recommended over Lady Gaga performance

The U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida is ready to consider the MUZ-TV channel's claim against several individuals for failing to secure Lady Gaga's performance in Moscow in their absence.

16:28 28.05.2012

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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