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Antimonopoly watchdog allows Liberty ITB to purchase major insurer

The Federal Antimonopoly Service approved the application of Liberty ITB UK and Europe on the acquisition of 99.99 percent of voting shares at KIT Finance Insurance.

12:13 12.03.2012

Swedish MPs call for sanctions on Russian officials over Magnitsky case

Swedish MPs have called on the government to impose sanctions against Russian officials over the case of Sergey Magnitsky, an auditor for the Hermitage Capital investment fund.

11:34 12.03.2012

Opposition appeals presidential elections result in Supreme Court

Opposition politician Alexander Lebedev, the representative of A Just Russia party, challenged the results of the presidential elections in the Supreme Court.

11:08 12.03.2012

ECHR not to reconsider YUKOS application against Russia

The European Court of Human Rights has refused to reconsider the YUKOS vs. RUSSIA case.

10:38 12.03.2012

Commercial Litigation Weekly Calendar (March 12 - 16)

10:05 12.03.2012

Moscow to pay $12mln in losses to Deripaska's developer

The Moscow Commercial Court satisfied the claims of Oleg Deripaska's Glavmosstroy development company against the Moscow government on the termination of an investment contract on elite housing in central Moscow.

18:00 11.03.2012

Gay lifestyle promotion banned in St. Petersburg

St. Petersburg governor has signed a high-profile city law imposing fines for promoting homosexual relations among underage children as well as pedophilia.

17:24 11.03.2012

Central Bank reports about 157 illegall exchange offices in Moscow

Although over 6,000 bank offices have been entitled to provide currency exchange operations in Moscow and the Moscow Region as of January 27.

16:53 11.03.2012

Hearing of the infamous Kozlov case postponed until March 13

The Moscow Presnensky Court failed to complete the parties' debates in the fraud case of businessman Alexei Kozlov and put it off until March 13.

16:11 11.03.2012

Rusal's lawsuit against Norilsk Nickel won't be reconsidered

The Supreme Commercial Court has refused to reconsider Rusal's lawsuit against MMC Norilsk Nickel seeking to cancel decisions adopted by its shareholders' meeting.

15:26 11.03.2012

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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