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Kdodorkovsky's business partner illegal arrest action to be heard on April 2

The court will hear on April 2 former Menatep head Platon Lebedev's lawsuit against the Finance Ministry for $6,200. Lebedev claims the sum as damages for his illegal detention.

14:08 29.02.2012

AFK Sistema proposes settlement in 2G dispute in India

AFK Sistema submitted to Indian authorities the official proposal to settle the dispute connected with the revocation of 21 licenses from Sistema's subsidiary Sistema Shyam TeleServices Ltd (SSTL).

13:22 29.02.2012

Moscow authorities' action over mall floor space put off until April 24

The Moscow Commercial Court put off until April 24 the hearing of the Moscow Property Management Department's lawsuit to cancel the Europe Squares ownership of floor space in in the Evropeisky Trade Center in central Moscow.

12:52 29.02.2012

$103 mln claims against major shipbuilding company to be heard on March 26

The St. Petersburg Commercial Court will hear on March 26 a petition filed by several creditors of the Baltiysky Zavod shipbuilder to include their claims amounting to a total of $102.6 million in the creditors' list

12:11 29.02.2012

Problems with Russian satellites have nothing to do with corruption - Rogozin

The recent problems seen in Russia's rocket and space industry are not connected with corruption, Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin said in his speech at the State Duma.

11:31 29.02.2012

UK seeks extradition of suspect in Litvinenko murder case

The UK Crown Prosecution Service sent a letter to Russian authorities seeking extradition of Dmitry Kovtun in connection with the murder of Alexander Litvinenko.

11:12 29.02.2012

Exiled oligarch Berezovsky may be behind journalist murder

Russian self-exiled oligarch Boris Berezovsky and suspected terrorist Akhmed Zakayev, who presently live in London, might be involved in the high-profile murder of renowned journalist Anna Politkovskaya, Dmitry Pavlyuchenkov, charged with the crime, testified to investigators.

10:44 29.02.2012

State Duma passes bill to exempt parties from collecting signatures

The State Duma has passed in the first reading on Tuesday a presidential bill proposing to exempt political parties from collecting signatures for all elections except presidential elections.

18:15 28.02.2012

Experts to testify in suit against McDonald's on March 15

A Moscow district court will hear on March 15 the questioning of experts who studied products sold at McDonald's upon the Consumer Rights Protection Societys request.

17:40 28.02.2012

Aeroflot employee asks to be excluded from high-profile fraud case

Aeroflot manager Alexei Alexandrov submitted to the California Federal District a request to remove him from the list of co-defendants in the U.S. Riviera Travel & Tours' lawsuit against the airline.

17:07 28.02.2012

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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