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SKYY SPIRITS loses right to trademark in Russia

The Moscow Commercial Court has ruled against the motion filed by U.S.-based SKYY SPIRITS, LLC alcohol producer to protect its right to the SKYY trademark in Russia.

11:08 14.06.2012

Lawsuit against Bolshoi Theater over journalist's expulsion dismissed

On Wednesday, the Moscow Tverskoy District Court dismissed its hearing of journalist Maria Babalova's lawsuit against the Bolshoi Theater to recover $61,590 in moral damages.

10:41 14.06.2012

Strasbourg court rejects complaints

The European Court of Human Rights has tightened up its rules over accepting complaints.

10:13 14.06.2012

Publisher awarded $307 instead of $230 mln

The Moscow Commercial Court endorsed on Wednesday a settlement agreement according to which the Astrel publishing house will pay the Terra publishers $307 for unlawfully publishing the late Soviet sci-fi writer Alexander Belyaev's works.

18:10 13.06.2012

Authors society's appeal in $17 mln tax dispute suspended until June 20

The Moscow Commercial Court has suspended until June 20 its hearing of the Russian Authors Society's motion to cancel the tax inspectorates decision to charge it $17.1 million in additional taxes.

17:59 13.06.2012

Navalny files application with Strasbourg court in defamation dispute

Opposition leader Alexei Navalny has filed an appeal with the European Court of Human Rights against a court ruling ordering him to refute statements made in an anonymous video on the embezzlement $165.7 million on his blog

17:24 13.06.2012

LGBT rights activist contests gay propaganda law in Strasbourg

LGBT rights organization founder Nikolai Alexeyev filed on Wednesday a complaint with the European Court of Human Rights against a St. Petersburg law prohibiting the promotion of homosexuality among minors.

16:45 13.06.2012

Travel operator goes into bankruptcy administration

The Moscow Commercial Court has placed the International Travel Club (ITC) into bankruptcy administration.

15:45 13.06.2012

Investigation into former Yukos lawyer's case extended until September

The authorities have extended the investigation into former Yukos lawyer Pavel Ivlev until September 2. Ivlev has been charged with involvement in money laundering and oil theft with former YUKOS head Mikhail Khodorkovsky and his business partner Platon Lebedev.

15:25 13.06.2012

Dispute over parallel import of BMW parts not to be reconsidered

The Supreme Commercial Court will not review for the second time the court ruling to prohibit Avtologistika from importing BMW spare parts.

14:45 13.06.2012

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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