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Opposition leader's appeal of 15-day arrest for disobeying police dismissed

A court dismissed on Wednesday an appeal of administrative arrest filed by opposition leader Ilya Yashin, who was sentenced to 15 days in jail for his involvement in an unauthorized procession in central Moscow and disobeying the police on December 5.

15:41 07.12.2011

Court to hear suit on prohibiting Gazprom from drilling well in Kamchatka

A court will start hearing on December 20 the lawsuit by the Kamchatka Region Nature Protection Prosecutor's Office against Gazprom to stop drilling a wildcat well on the Okhotsk Sea shore.

15:30 07.12.2011

Court upholds $154 mln award for Gazprom subsidiary from Moscow authorities

A commercial court of appeals upheld on Wednesday the lower court decision to recover $165 million from Moscow government and its developer for a Gazprom subsidiary.

15:16 07.12.2011

Medvedev signs law extending notary's actions

President Dmitry Medvedev has amended the Fundamental Principles of the Russian legislation by expanding the list of notary's actions.

15:03 07.12.2011

Court holds against bank's $11.23 mln lawsuit against Federal Security Service

A court of appeals has upheld the dismissal of the National Reserve Bank's (NRB) lawsuit against the Federal Security Service (FSB) for $11.23 million in moral damages.

14:50 07.12.2011

Renowned fashion designer's company declared bankrupt

A court declared a company, owned by famous fashion designer Igor Chapurin, bankrupt at the request of former Alfa-Bank managing director Dominic Gualtieri.

14:36 07.12.2011

Baturina may appear for interrogation only if formally summoned, lawyer

Former Moscow mayor's wife Yelena Baturina may appear for interrogation over the theft at the Bank of Moscow only after receiving a formal summon from investigators.

13:51 07.12.2011

VimpelCom's $30 mln dispute over supplementary tax charge to resume on Dec.26

The commercial court has postponed until December 26 its hearing of VimpelCom's lawsuit against the tax service.

13:28 07.12.2011

State-run bank sues development investors for $13.6 mln

A court has postponed until December 13 a $13.6 million lawsuit filed by state-run Russian Agricultural Bank against an alcohol distributor and a Moscow's major market.

13:18 07.12.2011

Medvedev entitles bailiffs to detain debtors

President Dmitry Medvedev has signed a law extending the bailiffs' rights in searching for debtors. The law allows bailiffs to detain debtors escaping justice or investigation, to surrender them to the police, or to employ private detectives to search for debtors.

12:32 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