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Outlawed party leader's trial rescheduled

Magistrates court has postponed until June 21 its hearing of an administrative case against Eduard Limonov, renowed writer and a leader of outlawed National Bolshevik party, charged with violating regulations on organizing and holding rallies.

12:46 07.06.2012

Supreme Court orders authorities to assign $60 mln to regional hospitals

The Supreme Court has sided with the Omsk Regional authorities' claim to oblige the city of Omsk to transfer $60 million from the city to the regional budget for the running of hospitals recently transferred to the Omsk Region's ownership.

12:12 07.06.2012

Investment company files bankruptcy petition against UTair Airline

The Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Regional Commercial Court has registered a bankruptcy petition against UTair Airline.

11:48 07.06.2012

Court receives infamous travel agency's bankruptcy application

The Moscow Commercial Court has registered an application from Artyom Dolukhanyan, who seeks the insolvency of Lanta-Tur Voyage.

11:26 07.06.2012

First fine for homosexual propaganda approved by court

A St. Petersburg court has upheld a magistrates' court decision to fine founder of a LGBT rights organization Nikolai Alexeyev $150 for propagating homosexual relations among minors.

10:53 07.06.2012

Interior Ministry general convicted for fraud appeals sentence

Interior Ministry Gen. Alexander Bokov, sentenced to nine years in prison for defrauding a Moscow businessman of almost $10 million, has appealed his sentence.

10:20 07.06.2012

Navalny's appeal against fine for resisting police to be heard on June 7

The Zamoskvoretsky district court in Moscow will hear on June 7 opposition leader Alexei Navalny's appeal against the magistrate's court's decision to fine him $30 for resisting the police.

16:35 06.06.2012

Interim measures in MMK-Flinders transaction still active

The Eighteenth Commercial Court of Appeals refused to allow Magnitogorsk Iron and Steel Works (MMK) to cancel interim measures imposed under a lawsuit by a minority shareholder disputing the transaction with Australia's Flinders Mines Limited.

16:17 06.06.2012

Cell phone communications operator wins litigation against watchdog

A commercial court of appeals has held in favor of the trial court decision invalidating the antitrust watchdog's resolution which declared Megafon mobile services provider in breach of competition law for unilaterally raising the call termination price for the Moscow City Telephone Network.

16:00 06.06.2012

Strasbourg court orders Russia to pay 45k euro to tortured prisoner

The European Court of Human Rights has ordered the Russian authorities to pay 45,000 euros to Vitaly Buntov for the ruthless torture he underwent while in prison.

15:29 06.06.2012

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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