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Rosbank's application for MIEL developer's bankruptcy adjourned

A court has postponed until December 28 its hearing of Rosbank's bankruptcy application for MIEL Holding's subsidiary.

12:33 08.12.2011

Court upholds prohibition of high resolution Earth images

A commercial court upheld the lower court's decision approving the prohibition for ScanEx to photograph the Earth with better spatial resolution than two meters.

12:05 08.12.2011

Courts considered 49 out of 100 cases following protest rallies in Moscow

Moscow courts considered 49 administrative cases regarding mass protest rallies that followed after the parliamentary elections.

10:57 08.12.2011

Court approves using mosque image in Metro Cash & Carry advertising

A commercial court of appeals upheld on Wednesday the refusal to satisfy the Kazan prosecutor's lawsuit to prohibit Metro Cash & Carry from using Qolsharif Mosque image in its adverts.

10:37 08.12.2011

Khodorkovsky's attorney hopes for his early release in 2012

Defense attorneys of former YUKOS head Mikhail Khodorkovsky hope that he and his former business partner Platon Lebedev will be released as early as in 2012.

10:01 08.12.2011

Bank of Moscow files three lawsuits worth $446.8 mln against Russias richest woman

A commercial court has registered three lawsuits filed by the Bank of Moscow against TD Ramenskaya, a company owned by former Moscow mayor's wife Yelena Baturina, and Premier Estate for a total of $446.8 million.

18:10 07.12.2011

Medvedev brings criminal responsibility for establishing fly-by-night companies

President Dmitry Medvedev signed a law on criminal liability for establishing fly-by-night companies to commit crimes.

17:46 07.12.2011

Court refuses to reconsider dismissal of Mirax Group's $63.4 mln lawsuit

The Supreme Commercial Court will not review the lower courts' decisions to dismiss Mirax Group subsidiary's appeal against an adverse judgment in its suit for $63.4 million against the Federal Center for Social Development.

17:30 07.12.2011

Ukrainian Security Service to investigate cases against Tymoshenko

The Ukrainian Security Service will investigate cases of state funds embezzlement, non-disclosure of foreign currency proceeds and tax evasion opened against former Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko.

17:09 07.12.2011

Sport Ministry's $63 mln lawsuit against lottery operator delayed

A commercial court postponed on Wednesday until December 13 its hearing of the Sport Ministry's claim against the Orglot lottery operator for $63 million.

16:09 07.12.2011

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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