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Baturina remains witness after interrogation

Yelena Baturina has retained the status of a witness after her interrogation in the Bank of Moscow embezzlement case, her lawyer Alexander Asnis told the Russian Legal Information Agency on Thursday.

17:24 28.06.2012

Court softens collectors' rights limits to recover credits

The Supreme Court has substantially softened the limits of banks opportunities allowing unlicensed collector agencies to recover credit. The text of the courts plenum decision was approved on Thursday.

17:09 28.06.2012

Shareholder wins lawsuit against YUKOS and Rosneft to invalidate $342 mln in loans

The Moscow Commercial Court satisfied on Thursday the Vesta investment companys lawsuit to invalidate four loans totaling $342 million issued by the Luxemburg-based Yukos Capital S.a.r.l. to Yuganskneftegaz in 2004, the court told the Russian Legal Information Agency.

16:34 28.06.2012

Courts conceal meaningful information while posting judgments online - expert

Courts delete significant information from their rulings while posting them online, thus rendering them irrelevant, Mikhail Pozdnyakov, a research fellow at the European University's Institute for the Rule of Law in St. Petersburg, wrote in an article for the Vedomosti newspaper on Thursday.

16:02 28.06.2012

Chief bailiff proposes warnings instead of fines

Chief Bailiff Artur Parfenchikov proposed replacing small fines with warnings at a roundtable in the State Duma on Thursday.

15:50 28.06.2012

Former MMA fighter`s case postponed until July 9

The St. Petersburg Nevsky District Court has postponed until July 9 the hearing of the case of former mixed martial artist Vyacheslav Datsik, accused of robbery and arson attack on a church, as one of his public defenders failed to arrange a meeting with him at the investigative isolation ward, attorney Vadim Dyegterev told journalists on Thursday.

15:19 28.06.2012

Rusal Krasnoyarsk lawsuit on energy market regulations dismissed

The Supreme Commercial Court has refused to uphold an appeal by the Rusal Krasnoyarsk company on the rules of the wholesale energy market, the court told the Russian Legal Information Agency.

13:33 28.06.2012

Ex-investigators $15m bribe case to be tried by jury

The Moscow City Court jury will hear the case of former Investigative Committee officer Andrey Grivtsov charged with extorting a $15 million bribe, his attorney Vladimir Zherebenkov told the Russian Legal Information Agency on Thursday.

12:58 28.06.2012

Major developer's appeal against award for Nordea Bank dismissed

The appeals court has upheld the decision awarding $31.364 million to Nordea Bank from the SU-155 development company as payment for its debts.

11:34 28.06.2012

Former senator retains his art collection worth $30 mln

The Moscow City Court has overturned the ruling to award former Senator Vladimir Slutsker’s collection of paintings to his ex wife Olga.

10:53 28.06.2012

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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