Lawyer sues Prime Minister MedvedevAttorney Igor Trunov has submitted a lawsuit against Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev, asking the authorities to draft a bill regulating the procedure for holding legal proceedings in the event that a defendant is dead.16:48 16.11.2012
Court ruling comes into effect on opening Dubrovka hostage caseThe Lefortovsky District Court's ruling has come into effect to force the Investigative Committee to open a criminal case against the officials who allegedly committed violations during the storm of the Dubrovka Theater in Moscow in 2002.15:44 16.11.2012
Renowned attorney appointed Moscow business association presidentMikhail Barshchevsky, a renowned lawyer and the government's representative to higher courts, has been appointed as the president of the Moscow International Business Association (MIBA) at the annual MIBA meeting on Friday.15:07 16.11.2012
Lawsuit on Nemiroff management change to be heard on December 13The Moscow Commercial Court will begin reconsidering on December 13 the Nemiroff vodka company's lawsuit to recognize as illegal its distributor's resolution to replace its CEO.14:49 16.11.2012
Infamous Colonel Budanov murder case to be tried by juryThe Moscow City Court will hold a public jury trial for the case of Yusup Temerkhanov, who is accused of murdering ex-Colonel Yuri Budanov in June 2011. In July 2003, Budanov was convicted of war crimes in Chechnya.13:44 16.11.2012
Aeroflot shareholder's suit for access to procurement data dismissedThe Moscow Commercial Court has dismissed Aeroflot shareholder Igor Shilovsky's lawsuit in which he sought to be provided with information on the company's procurement activities in 2012.13:09 16.11.2012
Over $1.5mln embezzled in Defense Ministry state contractsThe Interior Ministry has revealed that 53 million rubles ($1.64 million) were embezzled from state contracted funds for the maintenance of military cities.12:52 16.11.2012
Twelve former Interior Ministry employees detained in GeorgiaThe Chief Prosecutor's Office of Georgia has confirmed that twelve former Georgian Interior Ministry employees have been detained, the majority of whom are former employees of the Constitutional Security Department.12:28 16.11.2012
Attorney files appeal against Russian pilot's U.S. smuggling indictmentThe defense of Russian pilot Konstantin Yaroshenko, who is serving his 20-year prison term in the United States for planning to deliver a large volume of drugs to the United States.11:55 16.11.2012
BP to pay US $4.5 billion fine for Gulf of Mexico oil spillBP has reached an agreement with the U.S. authorities over all their claims and will pay an unprecedented fine of more than $4.5 billion over the course of five years.11:31 16.11.2012
Ookla LLC loses court challenge against fine for data storage violationsA Russian court said on Tuesday it had rejected a complaint filed by Ookla LLC against a 1-million ruble fine for not storing the personal data of Russian users in databases on Russian territory.17:20 17.01.2023
Russian Justice Ministry vows to improve jail conditionsRussia's Ministry of Justice has unveiled its proposals aimed at amending the internal rules of pre-trial detention centers and correctional facilities.15:29 13.01.2023
Bill on establishing Military Ombudsman post submitted to Russia’s State DumaLawmakers representing the New People party in the lower house of the Russian parliament have submitted to the State Duma a bill envisaging the introduction of the post of military ombudsman.16:17 12.10.2022