U.S. court extends deadline for contesting Russian programmer's acquittalThe U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit has sided with the prosecutors in their motion to extend the period for requesting a rehearing of the judgment acquitting Russian-born programmer Sergey Aleynikov of stealing programming code from Goldman Sachs.18:32 22.02.2012
Billionaire-owned bank appeals dismissal of suit against FSBBillionaire Alexander Lebedev's National Reserve Bank (NRB) has appealed the dismissal of its lawsuit against the Federal Security Service (FSB) for $11.7 million in moral damages.13:26 21.02.2012
Shareholder's appeal against rejected $13.5 bln claim from ВР to be heard on Mar.2A commercial appeals court will hear on March 2 an appeal filed by TNK-BP minority shareholder Andrei Prokhorov against the court's decision to reject his lawsuit against BP Russian Investments Limited and BP p.l.c for $13.5 billion in losses.15:12 17.02.2012
Defense of Khodorkovsky's business partner says court drags on appealThe defense of former Menatep head Platon Lebedev, who was sentenced to eight years in prison for oil theft and money laundering, said the court deliberately drags on considering his appeal against the parole procedure.11:49 17.02.2012
Appeal against denial of $9.3 mln collection from shipyard to be heard on April 5A federal commercial court will hear on April 5 the Aurora concern's appeal against lower-court judgments dismissing its $9.3 million lawsuit against Baltiysky Zavod.15:23 16.02.2012
NLMK appeals dismissal of $7.81 mln suit against steel tycoonsA commercial court will return on February 22 to the cassation appeal by Novolipetsk Iron & Steel Corporation (NLMK) against the dismissal of $7.81 million lawsuit against former Maxi Group top managers Nikolai Maximov and Alexander Loginovskikh.13:00 16.02.2012
Ukrainian ex-PM not to appeal for pardon - defense attorneyFormer Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko will not appeal for pardon and will hardly accept it, even if President Viktor Yanukovich pardons her without her appeal.10:37 13.02.2012
Finance Ministry's appeal against dismissing $443 mln claim to be heard on March 19A federal commercial court will hear on March 19 the Finance Ministry's appeal against the dismissal of its $443 million claim against a fishing company.14:55 09.02.2012
Russian accused of fraud in United States seeks to postpone sentencingRussian citizen Nikolai Garifulin, who has been accused in the United States of stealing almost $3 million from bank accounts, filed an appeal to suspend the reading of his sentence.14:41 08.02.2012
Grid challenges $545k collection for world steel giantThe Lenenergo grid company has appealed in a federal commercial court the judgment to collect $545,000 for the Severstal steel and mining company.14:25 08.02.2012
Supreme Commercial Court accepts investment fund's appeal in Magnitsky caseThe Supreme Commercial Court has registered an appeal against the court ruling denying the Hermitage Capital investment fund's subsidiaries ownership of three companies that were allegedly used to drain $178.6 million from the state budget.10:34 08.02.2012
Diamond company insists on reconsidering case to recover $4.85 mlnSeveralmaz has filed an application with the Supreme Commercial Court to reconsider court decisions to recover $4.85 million in favor of Moscow's Kompaktpromstroy, which conducts contractual work at diamond deposits.16:11 07.02.2012
Developer contests $142 mln award for state-run defense giantTechnointorg, a major developer, has appealed the commercial court's decision to collect $142 million for the Russian Technologies Corporation.10:40 07.02.2012
Prison appeals court dismissal of reprimand to KhodorkovskyThe Segezha prison, in which Former YUKOS head Mikhail Khodorkovsky serves his sentence, appealed the court's dismissal of a reprimand to Khodorkovsky.12:15 06.02.2012
Portal disputes dismissal of lawsuit for choosing state order platformsThe Moscow District Federal Commercial Court has registered Fabrikant.Ru's appeal against the dismissal of a lawsuit to invalidate the contest to choose electronic platforms for state auctions.14:50 03.02.2012
Major shipbuilder appeals $4 mln recoveryThe Baltiysky Zavod shipbuilding company has appealed the lower-court decision to award the St. Petersburg-based Armalit-1 $4 million for equipment supplies.17:30 02.02.2012
Watchdog's ban on distributing Jehovah's Witnesses magazines affirmedAn appeals court has affirmed the mass media watchdog's ban on distributing in Russia the Awake! and Watchtower magazines published by Jehovah's Witnesses.11:49 02.02.2012
Tissot AG again seeks to prohibit tissot.ru domainCourt will hear on February 8 Tissot AG's appeal against the adversary judgment in its lawsuit to outlaw Holmrook Limited's use of its trade name.18:10 01.02.2012
Former Ukrainian interior minister's appeal for release dismissedA Kiev district court refused to release from custody former Ukrainian Interior Minister Yuri Lutsenko despite the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe's (PACE) resolution.17:15 30.01.2012
Pension fund's appeal against $59 mln suit dismissal to be heard on February 13An appellate court will consider on February 13 a non-government pension fund's appeal against dismissing its lawsuit for $59 million against a management company.13:52 30.01.2012