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Russian lawyers doubt Strasbourg will award Yukos $98 billion in damages

The European Court of Human Rights will not award the now defunct Yukos oil company $98 billion in damages.

11:49 14.09.2011

Art of mediation on rise in Russia (Part II)

Center for Mediation and Law President Tsisana Shamlikashvili discusses the early successes of the law on mediation and the prospects for alternative dispute settlement in Russia with the Russian Legal Information Agency.

14:00 06.09.2011

Enforcing copyright: With or without the government?

President Dmitry Medvedev routinely speaks about the overriding need to ensure compliance with copyright law. However, the Russian Legal Information Agency (RAPSI) learned that this multi-dimensional task is handled by just four federal employees with very limited authority.

14:10 06.06.2011

Justice David Steel: “Officials should be given status and confidence”

A section of the International Legal Forum in St. Petersburg was dedicated to fighting corruption. After its work was over, one of the speakers, Mr David Steel, justice of the London's High Court, explained to Vladimir Novikov, the Russian Legal Information Agency (RAPSI) observer, the UK’s specific plans for fighting corruption from July 1.

09:54 02.06.2011

Strauss-Kahn affair: 'Honey trap’ discredits feminism

The “honey trap” has ceased to be an instrument of intelligence-gathering in spy games. Over the past few years, it has become a legal means of political control.

09:26 25.05.2011

Top news

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