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No review granted for Khodorkovsky film claim against Yandex

The Supreme Commercial Court returned Pravda.ru's application for supervisory review of a court ruling to recover 1.1 million rubles ($34,080) in compensation from Yandex for the latter's distribution of Andrei Karaulov's film, "Khodorkovsky. Pipes/Corpses".

10:43 04.09.2012

Opposition activist Yashin's appeal of home search rejected

The Moscow City Court declared the search of opposition activist Ilya Yashin's apartment lawful, thus rejecting his appeal of the search warrant issued by Basmanny District Court.

10:16 04.09.2012

Major distillery bankruptcy verdict overturned by appeals court

The Sixteenth Commercial Court of Appeals has reversed the court judgment declaring the Istok distillery bankrupt.

17:48 03.09.2012

State Duma may impose strong tobacco restrictions this Spring

The State Duma may pass an anti-tobacco bill this spring, Deputy Health Minister Sergei Velmyaikin said on Monday at a press conference in Moscow.

17:35 03.09.2012

MMA fighter accused of arson and robbery seeks bail in St. Petersburg

Former mixed martial artist Vyacheslav Datsik, who has been accused of committing robbery and a church arson attack, has applied for release on $30,700 bail in St. Petersburg's Nevsky District Court.

16:59 03.09.2012

UK denies entry to human rights abusers, embassy

The UK Embassy in Russia has neither confirmed nor refuted media reports that entrance restrictions have been adopted based on the "Magnitsky list," while noting that the government as a rule denies entrance to individuals who are known to have been involved in human rights violations.

16:47 03.09.2012

Moscow residents challenge laws allowing school construction in parks

Two groups of Moscow activists have gone to court to invalidate recent amendments to city laws that permit the construction of schools and daycare centers in green areas.

16:01 03.09.2012

Prosecutors warn aluminum tycoon over Urals mass firing

Regional Prosecutor's Office has issued a warning to Oleg Deripaska, the tycoon that owns Russian aluminum giant RUSAL, over the situation developing at the Bogoslovsk Aluminum Smelter in the Urals, where the company is considering winding up its electrolytic production.

15:21 03.09.2012

St. Petersburg Museum antimonopoly case to be reviewed October 9

The Thirteenth Commercial Court of Appeals will consider on October 9 the city antitrust authority's motion against the reversal of its decision that local museums breached competition law by refusing to enter into excursion contracts with an entrepreneur.

14:47 03.09.2012

May 6 riot suspect's appeal verdict to be handed down September 5

The Moscow City Court will pronounce on September 5 its decision on the appeal of Nikolai Kavkazsky, who is suspected of having participated in the protests that turned violent in downtown Moscow on May 6

14:12 03.09.2012

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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