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Claim for preemption right in Inteco sale dismissed

The Ninth Commercial Court of Appeals upheld the court dismissal of the lawsuit filed by businessman Viktor Baturin against the Inteco development company and its former owner Yelena Baturina.

12:35 13.03.2012

Fugitive Bank of Moscow ex-president sues major newspaper for defamation

Four lawsuits filed by former Bank of Moscow president Andrei Borodin now read the Kommersant newspaper as the defendant.

12:10 13.03.2012

Gazprombank's $109 mln action against smelter finally dismissed

The Sixth Commercial Court of Appeals upheld on Tuesday the lower court's December dismissal of Gazprombank's lawsuit against Amurmetall to recover $109.4 million.

11:37 13.03.2012

Presidential elections expose gaps in Russian legislation

The violations allegedly committed during the presidential elections became possible due to a gap in the legislations, Lyudmila Sinelschikova, a member of the Moscow City Election Commission.

11:14 13.03.2012

Central Bank proposes limitations on bonuses in ailing banks

The Central Bank and the Deposit Insurance Agency (DIA) proposed to cut bonuses for top managers in insolvent and bailed out banks.

10:38 13.03.2012

Champagne Louis Roederer loses trademark registration dispute

The Moscow Commercial Court has held against Champagne Louis Roederer involved in a litigation with the patent authority since 2009 over its trademark registration.

09:40 13.03.2012

VEB deputy president charged with fraud

Investigators have charged Vnesheconombank (VEB) Deputy Chairman Anatoly Ballo with fraud on Monday.

17:04 12.03.2012

Defense Ministry's $8.9 mln suit against aerospace company dismissed

The Moscow District Federal Commercial Court has held in favor of the dismissal of the Defense Ministry's lawsuit to recover $8.87 million from the S.P. Korolev Rocket and Space Corporation Energia (Energia).

16:40 12.03.2012

NLMK's $247mln suit against steel tycoon to be heard on April 13

The Moscow Commercial Court will hear on April 13 a lawsuit filed by the Novolipetsk Iron & Steel Corporation (NLMK) against Maxi-Group founder Nikolai Maximov.

16:22 12.03.2012

State Duma to consider amendments doubling fines for election violations

The State Duma legislation committee has upheld a bill proposing to double fines for fraud and fabrications during elections and recommended that the parliament considers the bill in the first hearing in March.

16:03 12.03.2012

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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