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Russia to supply documents for ex-prosecutor's extradition from Poland

The Investigative Committee has sent to the Prosecutor General's Office a complete set of documents necessary for the extradition of former Moscow Region Deputy Prosecutor Alexander Ignatenko. Ignatenko was placed on the international wanted list after an infamous gambling scandal.

09:54 17.01.2012

Opposition leader fined for holding rally on New Year's Eve

Renowned writer Eduard Limonov, the leader of The Other Russia party, was fined by the Magistrate's Court for violating opposition rally procedures in Moscow on December 31, 2011.

18:45 16.01.2012

Russian Rimma Salonen suspends hunger strike in Finland

Russian citizen Rimma Salonen, who was deprived of custody of her son, on Monday, suspended her indefinite hunger strike in Finland which she declared last week to protest the court's judgment.

18:04 16.01.2012

Motion picture company's action against DVD distributor to be heard in February

A commercial court has delayed until February 9 a motion picture company's lawsuit against a DVD film distributor for $2.2 million.

17:25 16.01.2012

QC for Chelsea owner Abramovich assumes judge office in UK Supreme Court

Renowned British lawyer Jonathan Sumption, who acted as the QC for Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich in his litigation with disgraced oligarch Boris Berezovsky in the High Court of Justice in London, has been sworn in as a Supreme Court justice in the UK.

17:13 16.01.2012

Number of people's applications to Constitutional Court rises

The number of people's applications to the Constitutional Court increased by five percent in 2011 compared to 2010, while the total number of applications amounted to over 19,000.

17:00 16.01.2012

Draft law enables discharged governors to turn to court

A draft law submitted to the State Duma on Monday enables governors removed from office to appeal the decision in court and participate in new elections.

16:37 16.01.2012

Proceedings in leading steel company's $28 mln lawsuit suspended

A regional commercial court has suspended its proceedings in Severstal's lawsuit against the North-Western Interregional Distribution Network Company and Vologda Distribution Company to recover $28 million in unjust enrichment.

16:34 16.01.2012

Bank of Moscow's $428.8 mln suit against fraudulent developer to be heard in February

The court will hear on February 16 the Bank of Moscow's $428.8 million lawsuit against its debtors.

15:08 16.01.2012

Draft law entitles president to discharge governors for corruption - Kremlin

The president will be able to remove governors from office if they are found to be corrupt or involved in a conflict of interests. The provision is contained in draft amendments to the Law on General Principles of Organizing Legislative and Executive Authorities, which was submitted by President Dmitry Medvedev to the State Duma on Monday.

14:48 16.01.2012

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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