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Shipyard's defamation lawsuit dismissed

The Ninth Commercial Court of Appeals upheld a decision to dismiss the lawsuit by Severnaya Verf Shipbuilding Plant against Gazeta.ru on the protection of its business reputation.

13:28 10.04.2012

AMT Bank sues logistics park for over $100 million

The Moscow Commercial Court will hear two lawsuits filed by Moscow-based AMT Bank against The Kolpino Logistics Park on May 31. The bank is seeking to recover 65.7 million euros and 1.648 billion rubles ($55.6 million).

12:57 10.04.2012

Twenty six insurers to face penalty sanctions

All the 26 members of the National Union of Liability Insurers have violated competition law.

11:19 10.04.2012

Aluminum giants are in for court battle

Rusal, the world's largest aluminum producer, confirmed that its shareholder, another aluminum giant SUAL Partners Ltd, filed a statement of claim with the London Court of International Arbitration last week.

10:56 10.04.2012

Former Ukrainian Defense Minister to be sentenced on April 12

The sentence in the case of former acting Ukrainian Defense Minister Valery Ivashchenko will be announced on April 12.

10:33 10.04.2012

Arrest warrant issued for suspects in plot to kill Putin

The Lefortovsky District Court in Moscow has issued arrest warrants in absentia for the suspects in a plot to kill Russian top officials, including Prime Minister Vladimir Putin.

09:53 10.04.2012

Court refuses to ban Bolshoi's new production

A district court in Moscow has held against lawsuit to force the Russia's famed Bolshoi Theater to stop showing its new version of the classical opera and pay the plaintiff $34k in damages.

18:28 09.04.2012

Court to consider dispute between Ingosstrakh shareholders on May 16

The Moscow Commercial Court will hear on May 16 a lawsuit filed by the Ingosstrakh insurance company's minority shareholders to revoke decisions made at its annual shareholders meeting in May 2010.

17:24 09.04.2012

US alcohol producer sues patent service over trademark

The US-based SKYY SPIRITS, LLC alcohol producer has filed a lawsuit against the patent service over the early termination of the SKYY trademark’s protection in Russia.

16:57 09.04.2012

Former Moscow mayor's brother-in-law ordered to pay $50k

The Kuntsevsky District Court in Moscow has ordered to collect $50,000 in rent arrears from Viktor Baturin for the Sochi city administration.

16:32 09.04.2012

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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