U.S. court dismisses travel agency's lawsuit against AeroflotThe U.S. District Court of the Central District of California has dismissed a local travel agency's lawsuit against Aeroflot. Aeroflot sued Riviera Travel and Tours in the U.S. court in 2011, accusing its employees of fraud. The defendant soon filed a counterclaim.15:35 11.09.2012
Illegality of charging Renault Samara $7.54mln in additional taxes confirmedThe Eleventh Commercial Court of Appeals has confirmed that it is illegal to recover $7.54 million in additional taxes from Renault Samara's branch.15:16 11.09.2012
Federation Council drafts bill increasing punishment for cybercrimesThe Federation Council has put together a draft bill on cyber-security strategy which increases the severity of the punishment for hacking state websites.14:38 11.09.2012
Russia increases claims to 1 bln euro against Bulgaria in NPP projectAtomstroyexport has increased its claims to 1 billion euro against Bulgaria's National Electric Company (NEK) under the Belene nuclear power plant project as part of the case considered by the International Chamber of Commerce's (ICC) International Court of Arbitration.14:08 11.09.2012
Pussy Riot defense team member refuses questioning on May 6 riots caseA member of the legal team which represented the infamous Pussy Riot, attorney Violetta Volkova, who was issued a notice to come in for questioning as part of the Moscow Bolotnaya Square riots case, will not acquiesce to the request.13:46 11.09.2012
ECHR dismisses Stalin grandson's application to intervene in Katyn caseThe grandson of Joseph Stalin, Evgeny Dzhugashvili, requested that the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) include him in the Katyn trial so that he could defend his grandfather, but his application was turned down.13:13 11.09.2012
Another draft law aimed at NGOs submitted to the DumaThe Russian government has submitted to the State Duma a draft law on the transparency of self-regulating organizations, including non-governmental organizations which are classed as such based on membership, activities, service markets (goods or work), or field of service production (goods or work).12:18 11.09.2012
European commission urges that investigation targets Gazprom, not RussiaThe European Commission states that the antimonopoly investigation launched against Gazprom's activity in a number of EU countries does not concern Russia, only the company's business dealings.11:57 11.09.2012
Duma may consider fate of oppositionist politician Gudkov Sep. 14The State Duma may consider stripping the "A Just Russia " party Duma lawmaker Gennady Gudkov of his seat in parliament based on illegal business allegations 14 September.11:26 11.09.2012
Microsoft recalls suit against Russian suspected of creating botnetMicrosoft recalled the lawsuit against Russian programmer Andrei Sabelnikov, who was accused of creating a major botnet. The parties have managed to reach an agreement on the settlement of the conflict.10:16 11.09.2012
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