Cell phone communications operator wins litigation against watchdogA commercial court of appeals has held in favor of the trial court decision invalidating the antitrust watchdog's resolution which declared Megafon mobile services provider in breach of competition law for unilaterally raising the call termination price for the Moscow City Telephone Network.16:00 06.06.2012
Multi-billion lawsuit by minority shareholder against BP to be reconsideredThe West-Siberian Federal Commercial Court dismissed all judicial acts on the case and resubmitted the lawsuit by TNK-BP Holding minority shareholder Andrei Prokhorov to recover $12.15 billion from BP Russian Investment Limited (BPRI) and BP p.l.c.12:54 04.06.2012
VimpelCom to appeal freezing of dividends paymentVimpelCom Ltd., the world's sixth-largest cellphone service provider, is planning to contest the court judgment prohibiting the company from paying $598 million in dividends for 2011.10:15 28.05.2012
London court dismisses Ingosstrakh's appeal in dispute with BNP ParibasOn Thursday, the London Court of Appeals dismissed the appeal by Ingosstrakh-Investments, which disputed the lawfulness of the consideration of BNP Paribas' claims against it in British courts.11:15 25.05.2012
European Parliament urges Kiev to guarantee impartiality in Tymoshenko caseThe European Parliament has called on the Ukrainian authorities to guarantee impartiality and transparency while considering former Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko's appeal and to release all prisoners convicted on political grounds.16:41 24.05.2012
Russian pilot convicted in U.S. complains about discriminationRussian pilot Konstantin Yaroshenko, sentenced in the United States to 20 years in prison, complains of discrimination against him on racial and religious grounds.10:29 24.05.2012
Tymoshenko supplements complaint to European courtFormer Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko has filed documents with the European Court of Human Rights supplementing her 2011 complaint on the violation of her right to a fair trial.18:00 23.05.2012
Magnitsky relatives's appeal against posthumous prosecution dismissedThe Moscow City Court rejected on Monday the appeal by relatives of Hermitage Capital fund's lawyer Sergei Magnitsky, who died in pret-trial detention, against continuing the criminal case against him.11:46 22.05.2012
Supreme Court dismisses Khodorkovsky appeal against second prison sentenceThe Supreme Court has denied the appeal filed by former YUKOS heads Mikhail Khodorkovsky and Platon Lebedev against their second prison sentence.16:47 18.05.2012
London court allows Kazakh banker to appeal against arrestThe High Court of Justice in London has allowed former Kazakh BTA Bank head Mukhtar Ablyazov to appeal his 22-month jail sentence for contempt of court. BTA Bank has opposed Ablyazov’s appeal.17:53 17.05.2012
Airline appeal in $14mln dispute against Finance Ministry to be heard on June 5The Ninth Commercial Court of Appeals set June 5 to hear the appeal by UTair airlines against the dismissal to recover $14.3 million from the Russian Finance Ministry.14:29 17.05.2012
EU lawyers to participate in Tymoshenko caseThe EU will send lawyers to Ukraine to take part in the hearing of former Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko's appeal against her prison sentence.18:03 16.05.2012
Tymoshenko's sentence appeal hearings postponedThe hearing of former Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko, sentenced to seven years in the notorious "gas" case, appeal against the sentence to be heard by Ukraines Supreme Specialized Court on June 26.13:02 15.05.2012
Moscow court to hear opposition leader's arrest appealThe Presnensky district court in Moscow will hear an appeal today filed by renowned whistleblower and opposition leader Alexei Navalny, who was placed under administrative arrest on May 9 for resisting police authorityю13:30 12.05.2012
TNK-BP shareholder appeals refusal to recover $13bln from BPThe West-Siberian District Federal Commercial Court has registered an appeal filed by TNK-BP Holding minority shareholder Andrei Prokhorov against a court refusal to recover $13.56 billion in losses from BP Russian Investment Limited (BPRI) and BP p.l.c.13:42 11.05.2012
Former Ukrainian interior minister's appeal to be heard on May 8The Kiev Appeals Court will hold the preliminary hearing of an ex-Ukrainian minister's appeal on May 8, the People's Self-Defense party reports on its website on Friday.17:13 04.05.2012
Lebedev appeals denial of unlawful arrest compensationFormer Menatep CEO Platon Lebedev has filed an appeal against the Tverskoy District Court's decision to deny him moral damages for his unlawful detention from August 17 to November 17, 2010.17:15 03.05.2012
London court upholds ruling in BTA Bank's $1 bln dispute with ex-chairmanThe High Court of Justice has dismissed the appeal filed by offshore companies allegedly involved in the misappropriation of over $1 billion from Kazakhstan's BTA Bank. The companies had previously been deprived of the right to defend themselves in court due to their failure to abide by court orders.11:29 03.05.2012
UTair contests dismissal of $15 mln claim against Finance MinistryUTair has challenged the dismissal of its lawsuit against the Finance Ministry to recover $15 million in damages.12:57 02.05.2012
Pension fund appeals dismissal of $61 mln claim against management companyThe Moscow District Federal Commercial Court will hear on June 4 the Khanty-Mansi Non-Government Pension Fund's appeal against the dismissal of its $61.3 million lawsuit against YugraFinance Management Company.12:15 02.05.2012