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Yukos Capital's appeal in $97 mln loan case to be heard on July 5

The Eleventh Commercial Court of Appeals will hear on July 5 the hearing of an appeal against the court judgment invalidating loan contracts worth over $96.8 million between Luxemburg-based Yukos Capital S.a.r.l. and Samaraneftegaz.

13:48 17.05.2012

Court denies plea bargain to former prosecutor

The Moscow's Tverskoy District Court has turned down the appeal filed by former department head at the Moscow Regional Prosecutor's Office Dmitry Urumov, currently under investigation in a high-profile "gambling case".

13:05 17.05.2012

Stena RoRo's $41 mln claim entered on shipbuilder's creditors register

The St. Petersburg and Leningrad Regional Commercial Court has included the $40.7 million claim filed by Swedish Stena RoRo in the creditors' register of the Baltiysky Zavod, one of the biggest shipbuilding companies in Russia.

12:43 17.05.2012

Cristal champagne brand registration dispute to be heard June 26

The Ninth Commercial Court of Appeals will hear on June 26 the appeal by France's Champagne Louis Roederer in the dispute regarding the watchdog's revocation of the global brand Cristals registration in Russia.

12:05 17.05.2012

Major shipyard's appeal in $95 mln dispute to be heard on June 14

The Ninth Commercial Court of Appeals will hear on June 14 the Severnaya Verf shipyard's appeal against dismissing its lawsuit against Alfa-Bank to recover $95 million in damages.

11:40 17.05.2012

Officials detained for attempted $0.5mln auction bribe

Police officers detained in Moscow four employees of the Federal Agency for State Property Management suspected of an attempted commercial bribe amounting to $548.680.

11:16 17.05.2012

International Legal Forum opens in St. Petersburg

Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev will take part in the Second International Legal Forum beginning in St. Petersburg on May 17.

10:44 17.05.2012

Moscow Domodedovo airport's facilities searched

On Wednesday, law enforcement officers searched three Domodedovo airport facilities as part of an investigation into cases over unlawful eavesdropping and fraud.

10:18 17.05.2012

Russia tightens standards on defense contracts

The Russian parliament approved on Wednesday in the first reading a government sponsored bill penalizing officials for failure to place state defense contracts on time.

19:15 16.05.2012

EU lawyers to participate in Tymoshenko case

The EU will send lawyers to Ukraine to take part in the hearing of former Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko's appeal against her prison sentence.

18:03 16.05.2012

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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