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$66.5 mln lawsuit against German designer postponed until mid-summer

A commercial court postponed on Tuesday until July 18 its hearing of Trio-Invest's lawsuit against the Assmann Beraten + Planen design office to recover $66.5 million.

14:23 24.01.2012

Supreme Commercial Court discuss reforming laws on lien

Supreme Commercial Court experts and lawyers have discussed pledge legislation reforms at an international workshop on Tuesday.

13:48 24.01.2012

Airline ordered to pay Shermetyevo International Airport $316k

A commercial court satisfied a lawsuit filed by Sheremetyevo International Airport to recover $316,775 in debt from the Avianova airline.

13:28 24.01.2012

Basic Element assigns $20 mln claims to Siberian utility

Four Basic Element's subsidiaries assigned to Ikrutskenergo their claims to Baykalsk Paper and Pulp Mill amounting to $19.84 million.

12:10 24.01.2012

Tymoshenko's trial in United Energy Systems case will be public - prosecutors

The criminal case against former Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko concerning her activities at the head of the United Energy Systems of Ukraine (UESU) will be brought to the court and the trial will be public.

11:45 24.01.2012

Watchdog to make final decision on antitrust fine for TNK-BP on Jan.26

The antimonopoly watchdog is expected to make a final decision on January 26 as to the amount of fine for TNK-BP in the "third wave" of antitrust cases against Russian oil giants, Igor Artemyev, Chief of the Federal Antimonopoly Service, told journalists on Tuesday.

11:25 24.01.2012

Parliament to hear bill on expedited procedure for lawsuit resolutions

The parliament's committee on civil, criminal and commercial legislation backed a bill expending a range of commercial cases subject to truncated procedure, and recommended the State Duma to pass a bill in the first reading on February 8.

10:57 24.01.2012

Major publishers' bankruptcy case to be heard in February

A commercial court will hear on February 15 the bankruptcy case of Sovetsky Pisatel Publishing House.

10:37 24.01.2012

Russians detained on charge of yacht stealing may leave Mexico for 30 days

Mexican police has allowed Russian citizens Oleg Denisov and Vladimir Galkin detained on suspicion of stealing a yacht from the United States to leave Mexico for a 30-day term.

10:08 24.01.2012

Court to hear Gazprom’s action over bonds placement procedure on Jan. 26

A commercial court will hear on January 26 Gazprom’s lawsuit challenging the antitrust watchdog’s resolution that it broke competition law while conducting the bidding to place its exchange-traded bonds.

17:41 23.01.2012

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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