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U.S. attorneys in ECHR under Tymoshenko case to cost Ukraine $12,5k

The U.S. law firm Skadden will cooperate with the Ukrainian Justice Ministry as part of former Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko's lawsuit in the European Court of Human Rights, and charge the country no less than $12,500, Deputy Justice Minister Alexander Lavrinovich said on Friday.

16:29 22.06.2012

Inventor ordered to pay moral damages to scientists

The Ostankinsky District Court in Moscow has collected from renowned inventor Viktor Petrik $1,215 in moral damages for members of the Russian Academy of Sciences, the court reports on Friday.

15:52 22.06.2012

Examination to be held over $109k suit against communications watchdog

The Ostankinsky District Court in Moscow has collected from renowned inventor Viktor Petrik $1,215 in moral damages for members of the Russian Academy of Sciences, the court reports on Friday.

15:43 22.06.2012

Khodorkovsky partner's claim for moral damages rejected

The Moscow City Court has validated refusal to compensate former Menatep head Platon Lebedev moral harm for two months of detention. Earlier, the Supreme Court and the European Court of Human Rights found his detention illegal.

14:13 22.06.2012

Magnitsky's mother seeks to press charges against jail warden

Natalia Magnitskaya, Hermitage Capital Fund consultant Sergei Magnitsky's mother, has requested the Prosecutor General’s Office to change the charges against former jail warden Dmitry Kratov from neglect of duty to torture.

13:32 22.06.2012

Notorious south Russia elections to be challenged in court

Four lawsuits seeking to invalidate Astrakhan’s mayoral elections to be filed on Monday.

12:56 22.06.2012

Russian officials face 6 years in prison for budget funds embezzlement

On Friday, investigators in the Maritime Territory charged four officials from the Vladivostok administration of embezzling travel allowances, local investigative authorities report.

12:21 22.06.2012

$241mln lawsuit filed against former MP Ashot Yegiazaryan

Businessman Dmitry Garkusha has filed a $241.1 million lawsuit as part of the criminal case against former MP Ashot Yegiazaryan.

11:57 22.06.2012

Ex-bailiff placed on wanted list for violent street fighting

Magomed Eldiyev, placed on the international wanted list after a street fight in downtown Moscow, previously worked as a bailiff, the Investigative Committee reports.

11:19 22.06.2012

Vilnius resident fined for Soviet Union car plate

A Vilnius court has fined a man 145 euros for having Soviet insignia on his car.

10:57 22.06.2012

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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