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Complaint over using mosque image in Metro Cash & Carry advertising rejected

The Volga District Federal Commercial Court has held against the prosecutors' complaint against the refusal to ban Metro Cash & Carry from using Qolsharif Mosque image in its adverts.

13:23 02.03.2012

Philip Morris defends its right to trademark in Moscow court

International tobacco company Philip Morris went to court due to the patent watchdog's refusal to register its trademark because of its similarity with a trademark of another tobacco giant BAT Russia.

13:05 02.03.2012

Prosecutor's office warns against publishing voting results on election day

The Moscow prosecutor's office has warned a voting right protection organization to refrain from prematurely publishing the results of the presidential elections scheduled for March 4.

12:28 02.03.2012

Baltiysky Zavod's appeal against $14mln collection to be heard on March 22

The Thirteenth Commercial Appeals Court has postponed until March 22 its hearing of Baltiysky Zavod's lawsuit against the trial court decision to recover $14.06 million for Rosmorport for violating icebreakers delivery deadlines.

12:12 02.03.2012

Competition law breach by Federal Grid Company won't be reconsidered

The Supreme Commercial Court has refused to reconsider the court decision declaring the Federal Grid Company in breach of competition law.

11:44 02.03.2012

Russian suspect to testify over Litvinenko murder

Former KGB officer Dmitry Kovtun accused by the UK authorities of involvement in Alexander Litvinenko's death intends to testify in the case by videoconferencing.

10:21 02.03.2012

London court orders BTA Bank fugitive to turn himself in

The High Court of Justice ruled that former BTA Bank's CEO Mukhtar Ablyazov, charged with misappropriating about $5 billion from the bank, will be deprived of the right to defend himself in the High Court if he does not turn in to the police on March 9.

09:54 02.03.2012

Moscow City Court evacuated after bomb threat

The Moscow City Court's work was partially paralyzed on Thursday due to a bomb threat.

17:43 01.03.2012

Court upholds change of Nemiroff Trade House management

The Moscow Commercial Court held on Thursday against the Ukrainian Nemiroff distillery's lawsuit and supported the Nemiroff Trade House's shareholder resolution to change its CEO.

17:02 01.03.2012

Investigators send Magnitsky's case to court

The relatives of the late Hermitage Capital fund's lawyer Sergei Magnitsky have refused to study the criminal case against him. The case will now be submitted to the court.

16:38 01.03.2012

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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