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Alfa-Bank's $18 mln Belarusian utility dispute to be heard October 30

On October 30 the Supreme Commercial Court will hear Alfa-Bank's complaint against Belarus' state-run utilities company Brestenergo to recover $18 million in debt under supervisory procedure.

13:24 07.09.2012

Relatives of Lokomotiv hockey team airplane crash victims appeal to ECHR

Relatives of the pilots who died in the Yak-42 airplane crash that killed the Lokomotiv ice hockey team have filed applications with the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR).

12:35 07.09.2012

Russian sentenced to four years in US prison for selling knockoffs

Russia-born Vitaly Borker, who pleaded guilty of fraud for selling counterfeit eyeglass frames as designer products, and of deceiving and intimidating his clients, has been sentenced to four years in prison, District Attorney for the Southern District of New York Preet Bharara reported.

12:04 07.09.2012

Romney wants sanctions before restoring Russian trade relations

Republican US presidential candidate Mitt Romney believes that in order for normal trade relations with Russia to be restored and for the Jackson-Vanik amendment withdrawn, the Magnitsky list bill must be adopted at the same time, according to a statement by Romney Campaign Advisor Lahnee Chen.

11:05 07.09.2012

Former Polish president plans to persuade Putin to free Pussy Riot

Former Polish President and Nobel Peace Prize winner Lech Wałęsa intends to persuade President Vladimir Putin to free the three Pussy Riot punk band members convicted for the “punk prayer” they performed in Moscow's Christ the Savior Cathedral.

10:35 07.09.2012

Investigation of Politkovskaya murder suspect completed

Law enforcement officials have completed their investigation into Dmitry Pavlyuchenkov's role in the murder of Novaya Gazeta journalist, Anna Politkovskaya, said Investigative Committee spokesman Vladimir Markin.

18:07 06.09.2012

US court orders government to foot the bill for prisoner sex-change operation

The Massachusetts Department of Corrections (DOC) was ordered by a federal judge Tuesday to promptly provide convicted murderer Michelle Kosilek with sexual-reassignment surgery. US District Judge Mark L. Wolf reasoned that the transsexual prisoner suffers from a severe gender identity disorder, and thus that his* right to undergo a sex-change operation is protected by the 8th Amendment of the US Constitution.

17:56 06.09.2012

IT company's $89.56 mln back tax ruling overturned on appeal

The Ninth Commercial Court of Appeals has upheld the dismissal of a ruling which ordered IT company Lanit to pay back-taxes in the amount of $89.56 million, a court spokesperson told the Russian Legal Information Agency (RAPSI/rapsinews.com). In so holding, the court ruled against the tax inspectorate's appeal.Lanit is one of the top ten Russian IT companies, according to Digit.ru

17:42 06.09.2012

Parliament seeks to require officials to pass psychiatric test

The State Duma is planning a law that would obligate officials that have been in service for a long time to undergo psychological or psychiatric examinations, Izvestia reported.

17:31 06.09.2012

Ukraine ballots will exclude Tymoshenko and Lutsenko

The Ukrainian Supreme Adiministrative Court has ruled that ballots can be printed without the names of convicted officials Yulia Tymoshenko and Yuri Lutsenko, former Ukrainian prime minister and interior minister, respectively, the Fatherland opposition party reported on Thursday.

17:11 06.09.2012

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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