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Airline appeals reduction of claim from billionaire-backed football club

An appellate court has registered an appeal filed by Dagestan Airlines against reducing the amount claimed from Anzhi Makhachkala football club owned by billionaire Suleyman Kerimov.

12:42 13.01.2012

Court-ordered $3 mln collection from travel company to go forward

A court has dismissed a petition filed by a tour operator to suspend the execution of the court's judgment awarding Trasnaero airline $3.1 million in suit to recover debt.

12:15 13.01.2012

ECHR's judgment in favor of Russian scientist came into force

The Strasbourg Court's judgment over the petition filed by Russian scientist Igor Sutyagin, who was convicted for espionage in Russia, has come into force.

12:00 13.01.2012

Restaurant owner detained on suspicion of causing death by negligence

Investigators have detained the director of Il Pittore restaurant in Moscow where an explosion killed three and injured 38 people on January 9.

11:50 13.01.2012

Lawyer involved in high-profile car crash suspected of bribery

A lawyer, who was earlier engaged in the high profile car crash case involving a LUKOIL vice president, is suspected of giving a $3,300 bribe to a police officer for support in wrapping up another car crash case.

11:13 13.01.2012

Russian stage director's grandson sentenced to death in US seeks new trial

A grandson of Russian stage director Fyodor Komisarjevsky sentenced to death by a US court in December for triple killing in 2007 has requested a new trial.

11:11 13.01.2012

Suspected Russian 'spam king' may plead guilty at next hearing

Russian citizen Oleg Nikolayenko, who has been charged in the United States with organizing a massive botnet, may plead guilty at a hearing on February 1.

18:00 12.01.2012

Supreme Court approves vote-by-mail elections

The Supreme Court's board has upheld on Thursday the lower-court's judgment in a lawsuit filed by the St. Petersburg branch of the Just Russia party to cancel vote by mail.

17:28 12.01.2012

Investigators reduce charges against champion to involuntary homicide - attorney

Investigators have reduced the charges against martial arts champion Rasul Mirzayev who killed 19-year-old student Ivan Agafonov, Oksana Mikhalkina, the attorney of Agafonov's relatives.

16:39 12.01.2012

Supreme Court approves extradition of former Kazakh bank head's agent

The Supreme Court Penal Chamber has approved on Thursday the extradition of former Kazakh BTA bank employee Veronika Yefimova, who has been charged with loan frauds.

15:59 12.01.2012

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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