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Academy of Arts funds embezzlement case to be heard on April 17

he St. Petersburg District Court will hold preliminary hearings in the criminal case on the embezzlement of funds allocated for repairing the Academy of Arts.

17:45 11.04.2012

Watchdog denied $4.5 mln award from water management company

The Moscow Commercial Court has held against the federal natural resources authority in its lawsuit against the Mosvodokanal water management company to recover $4.5 million for its unfavorable impact on the environment.

17:24 11.04.2012

Moscow developer appeals $4.4 mln award to bankrupt Mezhprombank

The Moscow District Federal Commercial Court will hear on May 2 an appeal filed by the Middle Shopping Mall development company against the court decision awarding Mezhprombank $4.4 million in its lawsuit against the company.

16:48 11.04.2012

Rusal-RusHydro dispute on notorious HPP accident to be reconsidered

The Moscow District Federal Commercial Court has submitted for reconsideration the Rusal Sayanogorsk Aluminium Smelters lawsuit to recover $859,260 in losses from RusHydro after a hydropower plant accident.

16:32 11.04.2012

Microsoft wins Windows website spat

The Moscow Commercial Court has held for Microsoft in its claim and acknowledged its right to use the Windows trademark on the windows.ru domain.

15:58 11.04.2012

Appeal in lawsuit over Far Eastern port auction to be handled on May 16

The Ninth Commercial Court of Appeals will hear on May 16 Seltekhstroy's appeal against the collection of $2.5 million for the state property management agency. The company has been accused of disrupting an auction intended to privatize the controlling share in Vanino port.

15:29 11.04.2012

Parties fail to settle over failed Lady Gaga's performance in Moscow

The MUZ-TV channel's operator TV Services has not yet reached an agreement with the defendants after filing a lawsuit with a U.S. court against several companies that failed to secure Lady Gaga's performance in Moscow.

15:02 11.04.2012

Five suspects in notorious illegal casinos case remain in custody

The Moscow City Court left unsatisfied the appeal filed against the extension of the arrest of five suspects in the notorious Moscow Region illegal casino case.

14:33 11.04.2012

The validity of Yukos Capital's $380 mln loan to be considered on May 22

The Moscow Commercial Court has suspended until May 22 its hearing of an investment company's lawsuit to invalidate loan contracts worth $379 million signed between the Luxemburg-based Yukos Capital S.a.r.l. and Yuganskneftegaz.

14:08 11.04.2012

Financial markets regulator warns against investment into Ponzi schemes

The Federal Service for Financial Markets has warned the public about investing in pyramid schemes.

13:46 11.04.2012

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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