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Billa's lawsuit to recover $13mln from its former CEO postponed

The Moscow Commercial Court dismissed a lawsuit by the supermarket chain Billa, part of Germany's REWE Group. The suit sought to recover $13.04 million in losses from its former CEO, Christian Harten.

12:17 05.05.2012

Shadow consultants sentenced to five years for trading State Duma seats

Shadow political consultants have been sentenced to five years in prison for trading MP seats in the State Duma.

11:23 05.05.2012

Moscow terrorist attack case to be tried

The criminal case against a suspect involved in central Moscow terrorist attack on New Year's Eve 2011 has been submitted to the court for consideration.

09:58 05.05.2012

Justice Ministry seeks to strip lawyer of license for sharia statements

The Justice Ministry's Main Directorate in Moscow has filed a petition with Moscow City Bar Association head Henri Reznik to strip Dagir Khasavov of his lawyer's license after he said in an interview that Russia should open a sharia court.

17:52 04.05.2012

LUKOIL unlikely to file civil lawsuit in high-profile car crash case

LUKOIL oil company is not expected to lodge a civil lawsuit over the case of a high-profile car accident in Moscow involving one of its vice presidents.

17:32 04.05.2012

Former Ukrainian interior minister's appeal to be heard on May 8

The Kiev Appeals Court will hold the preliminary hearing of an ex-Ukrainian minister's appeal on May 8, the People's Self-Defense party reports on its website on Friday.

17:13 04.05.2012

Renowned whistleblower's appeal against watchdog's decision postponed on May 22

The Moscow City Court postponed until May 22 the hearing of renowned whistleblower Alexei Navalny's application disputing the court's refusal to obligate the Federal Antimonopoly Service's St. Petersburg Department to accept his appeal against a power supply system tender.

15:50 04.05.2012

Settlement between Baltika brewery and antimonopoly watchdog approved

The Moscow Commercial Court has approved a settlement between the Baltika Brewery and the Federal Antimonopoly Service on Friday. It has terminated the proceedings in the brewery's claim to cancel the watchdog's resolution that it violated advertising law.

15:23 04.05.2012

Stockholders' $9 mln lawsuit against Nutritek to be handled on June 5

The Moscow Commercial Court will hear on June 5 a lawsuit lodged by Roinco Enterprises Limited, Bogatyri and Troika Dialog to recover $9 million in bond debt from Nutritek subsidiaries.

14:44 04.05.2012

Court registers another appeal in Heineken's trademark infringement case

The Supreme Commercial Court has registered Elitvoda.Ru's petition to review the court's ruling charging it $6,800 in damages to Heineken Ceska republika brewery for infringing its Krusovice trademark exclusive rights.

13:41 04.05.2012

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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