High-ranking military officials stole $6.4 mln from nuclear arms budgetLaw enforcement agencies have uncovered a large-scale budget embezzlement in the Defense Ministry. According to investigators, high-ranking military officials stole $6.4 million allocated for the nuclear weapons complex's development.16:04 03.04.2012
Law does not limit president's right to grant pardonLegislation does not limit the president's right to grant a pardon to any given prisoner even if he did not apply for one, Vadim Klyuvgant, counsel for Mikhail Khodorkovsky said on Tuesday.15:40 03.04.2012
Federal Penitentiary Service proposes paid medical services for prisonersThe Federal Penitentiary Service has developed a draft law on free medical services for prisoners and their right to paid medical services.14:42 03.04.2012
Lawsuit on depriving Casio Computer of rights to brand may be revokedHonk-Kong's Fusion Technics which required from the patent watchdog annulling the Casio trademark's legal protection for goods like calculators and photo cameras, may revoke its lawsuit.14:18 03.04.2012
Retired judges to be employed as intermediariesRetired judges should be employed as intermediaries in out-of-court reconciliation procedures, Presidential Adviser Veniamin Yakovlev said at a Tuesday roundtable discussion in RIA Novosti.13:47 03.04.2012
Lawsuit against Moscow city government for $22mln to be reconsideredThe Moscow Commercial Court will reconsider a lawsuit filed by the Film Directors Guild's Trading House Forum-XXI against the Moscow city government for $21.86 million due to its disruption of a luxury housing project in the capital.13:31 03.04.2012
Sport Ministry's $67mln claim to lottery operator dismissedThe Ninth Commercial Court of Appeals held against the Sport Ministry's $67 million claim against the Orglot lottery operator on Tuesday.12:46 03.04.2012
Minority shareholder obtains ban on Flinders Mines purchase by MMKThe Chelyabinsk Region Commercial Court in Siberia has prohibited the Magnitogorsk Iron and Steel Works (MMK) from acquiring a 100-percent interest in Australia's Flinders Mines Limited.11:47 03.04.2012
Preliminary hearings in Tymoshenko's new case to be held on April 19The preliminary hearing of a new case against former Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko, who is this time accused of financial machinations, have been set for April 19.11:18 03.04.2012
Foreign arbitrators hardly to attract foreign investors - expertsExperts doubt that the establishment of commercial arbitration tribunals employing foreign lawyers will increase Russia's investment attractiveness, although such a step may be an efficient PR effort.10:35 03.04.2012
Ookla LLC loses court challenge against fine for data storage violationsA Russian court said on Tuesday it had rejected a complaint filed by Ookla LLC against a 1-million ruble fine for not storing the personal data of Russian users in databases on Russian territory.17:20 17.01.2023
Russian Justice Ministry vows to improve jail conditionsRussia's Ministry of Justice has unveiled its proposals aimed at amending the internal rules of pre-trial detention centers and correctional facilities.15:29 13.01.2023
Bill on establishing Military Ombudsman post submitted to Russia’s State DumaLawmakers representing the New People party in the lower house of the Russian parliament have submitted to the State Duma a bill envisaging the introduction of the post of military ombudsman.16:17 12.10.2022