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Man gets 26 months in jail for affront to judge

Siberian resident Nikolai Togolev, 23, has been sentenced to 26 months behind bars for affronting a judge and a public prosecutor.

11:04 27.04.2012

Baturina withdraws $28 mln suit against Olymp-2014 developer

Russia's richest woman Yelena Baturina, the wife of former Moscow mayor Yuri Luzhkov, has withdrawn her lawsuit to cancel her purchase of the Olymp-2014 company. The court has terminated proceedings in the case.

10:35 27.04.2012

Public defenders go on strike over low fees

Public defenders in Chuvash Republic went on strike in protest against low fees and refused to attend trials. As a result, the Republic's Supreme Court has postponed the hearings of six criminal cases.

10:04 27.04.2012

Controversial shariah court proposal extremist - prosecution

Russian prosecutors said on Thursday they saw evidence of extremism in statements by a prominent Muslim lawyer who vowed bloodshed in Russia if the authorities refuse to establish Islamic law courts.

09:30 27.04.2012

Bank files application for baby food maker's bankruptcy

The Moscow Regional Commercial Court has registered UniCredit bank's application for Nutritek's bankruptcy.

18:23 26.04.2012

Dispute between Rusal and Nornickel to be heard on May 3

The Krasnoyarsk Territory Commercial Court adjourned until May 3 the preliminary hearings in Rusal's lawsuit demanding Norilsk Nickel to provide documents on its business activity.

17:54 26.04.2012

Another JFC Group company files for bankruptcy

The St. Petersburg Commercial Court has registered an application filed by Cargo JFC, a division of leading Russian fruit importer, on its own bankruptcy.

16:51 26.04.2012

Bailiffs prevent thousands of attempts to bring arms to courts

Bailiffs have confiscated nearly 60,000 nuisance items such as arms and explosives from court attendants in the first three months of 2012.

16:23 26.04.2012

TNK-BP minority shareholders charged $92k in legal fees

A commercial court has partially satisfied BP's lawsuit to recover $92,000 in legal fees from TNK-BP minority shareholders who sued the company's BP-nominated board members.

15:38 26.04.2012

NLMK $183mln lawsuit against Maxi-Group founder to be heard on May 11

The Moscow Commercial Court has postponed until May 11 the preliminary hearings in the Novolipetsk Steel lawsuit against Maxi-Group founder Nikolai Maximov to recover $183.9 million.

15:10 26.04.2012

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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