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Streaming court hearings over the Internet will help justice

Prime Minister and presidential candidate Vladimir Putin in his election platform proposed streaming court hearings over the Internet and publishing their transcripts. He also pointed out the need to develop a single and accessible precedent base of judicial decisions for the trial court system. Similar base is used by the commercial courts.

13:36 07.02.2012

Lawyers undecided on need for business commissioner

Russia will have a commissioner to protect the rights of all businessmen – not only foreign investors, Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said. However, despite its supposed aim is to protect private capital, the initiative could produce side effects.

18:06 03.02.2012

Supreme Commercial Court chairman: Time to change business model

The commercial court system will celebrate its 20th anniversary in late January. In the run-up to the event, Supreme Commercial Court Chairman Anton Ivanov spoke with Sergei Feklyunin, the Russian Legal Information Agency, about the system's work in 2011.

11:13 27.01.2012

Medvedev moves to restore gubernatorial elections

President Dmitry Medvedev submitted to the State Duma a draft law restoring direct popular elections of regional governors to terms of up to five years and enabling political parties to nominate candidates for governorships.

14:10 23.01.2012

Russians stole $363 mln from government in 2011

Theft and robbery were the most common cases heard by Russian courts in 2011, whereas cases involving illegal enterprise were the least frequent, according to the Judicial Department’s report on Russian criminal court proceedings for the first six months of 2011. Russia lost $363 mln due to crime in the same period.

12:06 11.01.2012

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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