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ВР Russia contests $3 bln TNK-BP shareholder compensation

BP Russian Investment Limited (BPRI) has filed an appeal with the Eighth Commercial Court of Appeals of a $3 billion compensation awarded against it for TNK-BP minority shareholder Andrei Prokhorov, a court spokesperson told RIA Novosti.

16:42 06.09.2012

Former Ukrainian interior minister to attend appellate proceedings

Former Interior Minister Yuri Lutsenko said in an interview with Ukrayinska Pravda on Thursday that he will personally attend the court hearings of his appeal against his second sentence.

15:43 06.09.2012

MMA fighter Red Tarzan's legislation complaint dropped without review

The Supreme Court will not consider the complaint filed by Vyacheslav "Red Tarzan" Datsik charged with robbery and a church arson attack, who challenged a Criminal Procedure Code provision.

15:32 06.09.2012

Antimonopoly service appeals .rf domain judgment

The Supreme Commercial Court has accepted the Federal Antimonopoly Service's appeal of lower court rulings that dismissed nearly in full its resolution that Regional Network Information Center (Ru-Center) violated antimonopoly legislation while registering domains in the .rf zone, the court told the Russian Legal Information Agency (RAPSI/rapsinews.com) on Thursday.

14:56 06.09.2012

Civil claims against Pussy Riot to be heard September 20

The Moscow Kuntsevsky District Court will consider civil claims against the convicted members of the Pussy Riot punk band, the court told the Russian Legal Information Agency (RAPSI/rapsinews.com).

14:22 06.09.2012

Putin denies political underpinnings in Magnitsky case

The Russian authorities must get to the bottom of the circumstances surrounding the death of lawyer Sergei Magnitsky, and those guilty must be brought to justice, but there are no underlying political motives in the case, President Vladimir Putin said.

14:01 06.09.2012

European Commission's Gazprom probe aimed at lower gas prices, lawmaker

It makes little sense to speak about Gazprom's monopoly on European gas markets; the European Commission's antimonopoly investigation is really an attempt to reduce Russian gas prices, Deputy Chairman of the State Duma Committee for Energy, Pavel Zavalny, said. Zavalny, who is in charge of the gas industry, made this statement at a meeting with members of the European Parliament.

13:09 06.09.2012

Russia ultimately hopes for visa-free travel agreement with US

Russia hopes that the upcoming agreement to simplify visa requirements with the United States will serve as a prelude to doing away with visas between the two countries altogether, according to a statement issued by the Foreign Ministry.

12:15 06.09.2012

Russian journalist interrogated as a witness in May 6 riots case

Gazeta.ru correspondent Alexander Artemyev was interrogated on Wednesday at the Investigative Committee as a witness in a case arising from riots that broke out in central Moscow May 6 riots in the aftermath of the March of Millions, attorney Farit Murtazin told the Russian Legal Information Agency (RAPSI/rapsinews.com).

12:00 06.09.2012

Tymoshenko defense team to request dismissal of US court case

The defense team for former Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko is planning to file an application to dismiss the lawsuit of Universal Trading & Investment Co. Inc (UTICo) on the basis of jurisdictional issues, according to her attorney Kenneth F. McCallion. The claim was filed in a federal court in New York.

11:02 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