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Navigation program developer to sue hackers for $3mln

The Moscow police detained a group of alleged hackers who distributed pirate copies of a program for navigation devices; a copyright holder plans to claim compensation of losses.

12:40 14.03.2012

Berezovsky vs. Abramovich case not to be resolved until June

The High Court of Justice in London will hardly pass its judgment in the $5.5 billion dispute between Russian oligarchs Boris Berezovsky and Roman Abramovich before June.

12:17 14.03.2012

Bank's dispute with the Federal Security Service to reviewed on April 5

The Moscow District Federal Commercial Court will hear on April 5 the National Reserve Bank's (NRB) appeal against the dismissal of its lawsuit to recover $11.8 million in reputation damages from the Federal Security Service (FSB).

11:50 14.03.2012

Investment climate in Russia to be improved by reducing pressure on business

Experts involved in developing the social-economic strategy of Russia until 2020 (Strategy 2020) submitted a report proposing a number of measures aimed to improve the business climate in Russia.

11:01 14.03.2012

Prosecutor General's Office to submit annual report on corruption

President Dmitry Medvedev ordered the Prosecutor General's Office to annually report on combating corruption.

10:30 14.03.2012

Swiss company blames Mechel subsidiary for rights infringement

Bank Julius Baer and Co Ltd., a minority shareholder of Tomusinsky Open-Pit Mine, has accused its core owner, a Mechel subsidiary, of infringing its rights.

10:06 14.03.2012

Medvedev proposes to establish lobbyism in Russia

President Dmitry Medvedev has instructed the Economic Development Ministry and Justice Ministry to consider establishing a lobbyism institution together with other interested governmental bodies.

18:03 13.03.2012

Renowned whistleblower summoned to police

The Moscow police have summoned renowned whistleblower Alexei Navalny and several of his supporters in the RosPil anticorruption project upon the request of the Moscow Prosecutor's Office.

17:45 13.03.2012

Excessively-spending officials may be deprived of property

The bill providing for control over civil servants' revenues implies that an official who is unable to explain how he spends more than he earns may be discharged and deprived of his property.

17:28 13.03.2012

$14 mln award to state-run bank in dispute with Moscow market upheld

The Ninth Commercial Court of Appeals has upheld the court decision to award the Russian Agricultural Bank $14.2 million rubles in its lawsuit against a Moscow major market and an alcohol distributor.

17:09 13.03.2012

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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