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Russian commercial courts to move to electronic documents by 2017

Russian commercial courts may move to the electronic circulation of documents by 2017, Igor Solovyev, Head of the Supreme Commercial Court's Informatization and Communication Department.

15:16 18.05.2012

Russia is ready for dialogue with the U.S. over Bout's return home

Moscow is ready to discuss alleged arms dealer Viktor Bout's possible return to Russia with the United States.

14:56 18.05.2012

Geox S.p.A. trademark infringement lawsuit to be handled on July 12

The Moscow Commercial Court will hear on July 12 the Italian Geox S.p.A. footwear company's lawsuit to protect its exclusive right to its trademarks and trade name.

14:05 18.05.2012

Constitutional court reduces liability for rally organizers

The Constitutional Court ruled that rally organizers should not be held liable for gathering more participants than they initially declared.

13:23 18.05.2012

Federal Chamber of Lawyers concerned with foreign jurisdictions

The Federal Chamber of Lawyers supports incentives protecting Russian people and companies from unfair activities of foreign judicial systems, the chamber's vice president Yuri Pilipenko says.

12:58 18.05.2012

Antitrust watchdog to press for law-breaking public servants discharge

The Federal Antimonopoly Service is planning in 2012 to start requesting courts to disqualify public servants who have broken antitrust laws.

12:28 18.05.2012

Evidence of fraud found in infamous MMM-2011 Ponzi scheme

A court has banned the advertising of the ignominious MMM-2011 Ponzi scheme in Volgograd region.

12:04 18.05.2012

Employee convicted of supplying secrets to foreign intelligence agents

On Friday, a regional court gave a eight-year custodial sentence to an employee of a restricted organization charged with supplying information on a new Russian weapon to foreign intelligence agents.

11:27 18.05.2012

Russian ombudsman welcomes U.S. court's ruling in Hansen case

Presidential Commissioner for Children's Rights Pavel Astakhov believes that the U.S. court has passed a fair judgment in the case of Torry Ann Hansen.

10:46 18.05.2012

Superjet-100 crash victims' relatives to sue aircraft manufacturer

Relatives of Indonesian victims of the Sukhoi Superjet-100 (SSJ) air crash intend to sue the Russian aircraft company for several million dollars.

10:25 18.05.2012

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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