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Neocorp's $92 mln action against Tele2 dropped for lack of jurisdiction

The Moscow Commercial Court has dropped a $92 mln lawsuit filed by Neocorp Inc. against Tele2 Russia due to its lack of jurisdiction over such disputes.

16:57 13.03.2012

IKEA lawsuit against tax service to be heard on March 15

The Moscow Commercial Court will continue to hear on March 15 IKEA MOS' lawsuit to invalidate tax claims amounting to roughly $16.92 million.

16:33 13.03.2012

Ukrainian opposition proposes draft law designed to release Yulia Tymoshenko

Leader of Ukraine's Front for Change opposition party Arseniy Yatsenyuk submitted to the parliament a draft law on amnesty, which if approved would release former Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko and ex-Interior Minister Yuri Lutsenko from prison.

16:21 13.03.2012

Russia's uranium producer service of claim overruled

A Canadian court has upheld the Russian Atomredmetzoloto (ARMZ) uranium producer's appeal against an Ontario court's decision validating a notification filed by Khan Resources to inform ARMZ about a statement of claim.

16:04 13.03.2012

Police officer receives seven years in jail for bribes

The court has sentenced former district interior department head, Lt. Col. Alexander Burlakov to seven years in prison for accepting large-scale bribes.

15:49 13.03.2012

IDGC of North-West recovers $5.9mln from power company

The Komi Republic Commercial Court has registered two lawsuits filed by IDGC of the North-West and Komi Energosbytovaya Kompaniya against the recovery of debts on the transfer of electricity worth $5.9 million.

15:29 13.03.2012

President receives draft law on Audit Chamber

The Audits Chamber has completed its work on the draft law, "On the Audit Chamber," and submitted it for agreement.

14:20 13.03.2012

Shipyard wins $2.2mln suit against Defense Ministry

The Moscow Commercial Court sided with Zvezda Far Eastern Shipyard in its $2.22million lawsuit against the Pacific Fleet Management and the Defense Ministry.

13:58 13.03.2012

Casio trademark protection dispute to be heard in April

The Moscow Commercial Court will hear on April 3 the Hong-Kong-based Fusion Technics' lawsuit to terminate the legal protection of the Casio trademark in Russia.

13:35 13.03.2012

Deserter gets two years in custody

A garrison court martial declared on Tuesday Pvt. Andrei Popov guilty of desertion and sentenced him to two years in custody.

13:14 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