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Two suspects in May 6 riots investigation may get political asylum

Two participants in the March of Millions, which took place in Moscow on May 6 and ended with clashes with the police, may be granted political asylum abroad by July 26, the date scheduled for the next opposition rally in support of those involved in the case on mass riots.

14:06 13.07.2012

Case opened in $6 mln theft from Nokian Shina

The Prosecutor General's Office opened a criminal case in the attempted theft of $6 million from Nokian Shina.

13:49 13.07.2012

Pussy Riot trial to start on July 20

The case proceedings regarding the Pussy Riot group members accused of hooliganism at the Christ the Savior Cathedral will start on July 20.

13:06 13.07.2012

Attorney receives 5 years in prison for $350,000 fraud

The Moscow City Court has sentenced defense attorney Vera Lychkina to five years in jail for fraudulently claiming $350,000 from a client.

12:39 13.07.2012

Judicial mediators proposed for commercial courts

The Supreme Commercial Court approved a bill proposing a new institute of judicial mediators to be introduced into commercial courts, Rossiyskaya Gazeta newspaper reports. These will be specially appointed individuals who will help the parties in dispute to resolve the case before it reaches the court.

12:18 13.07.2012

Maximum fine for libel to reach $153,000

On Friday, the State Duma is expected to consider amendments to the Criminal Code reinstating punishment for defamation in the second and possibly the third reading.

12:04 13.07.2012

Federation Council report won't affect Magnitsky blacklist bill

The Federation Council's report on Magnitsky's case has not convinced the U.S. to cancel the adoption of Magnitsky's list. On Wednesday, a group of Federation Council members submitted a report to U.S. senators, congressmen and representatives of the state department which contained the preliminary Russian parliamentary investigation material.

11:35 13.07.2012

Expert examination ordered in Google Inc. vs. Weblink Ltd

The Moscow Commercial Court ordered an expert examination to be carried out in the Google Inc. lawsuit to ban Weblink Ltd from using googl.ru and gugl.ru domain names.

11:03 13.07.2012

Siberian plant bribery case suspect still in isolation ward

Timur Bukeykhanov, a former executive of TVEL who has been accused of commercial bribery at the Siberian Chemical Plant, is now on his fourth day in the investigative isolation ward after the court ruled that he may be released on bail.

10:14 13.07.2012

Entrepreneur violates GEOX's rights by registering eponymous domain

On Thursday the Moscow Commercial Court has found businessman Dmitry Sevyan's registration of the Geox.Ru domain to be a violation of the Italian Geox S.p.A.'s trademark rights.

17:48 12.07.2012

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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