Ukrainian mogul Kolomoisky’s PrivatBank owes Crimeans $232 million, court rulesThe Central district court of Simferopol has ruled that PrivatBank, owned by Ukrainian billionaire Igor Kolomoisky, owes its Crimean clients 10.9 billion rubles ($232 million).10:43 19.11.2014
Russian senators propose amnesty for returning financesMembers of Russia’s Upper House, the Federation Council, have submitted a bill proposing six months tax amnesty for returning or legalization of foreign assets in Russia, RIA Novosti reports on Wednesday.17:14 05.11.2014
Cyprus court dismisses billionaire Potanin’s ex-wife’s claim to his propertyA Cyprus court has dismissed a lawsuit filed by former wife of Norilsk Nickel CEO Vladimir Potanin, Natalya Potanina, laying claim for her ex-husbands property, Potanina’s press office told RAPSI on Monday.13:41 27.10.2014
Former Bashneft CEO Ural Rakhimov faces seizure of assetsUral Rakhimov, former CEO of Russian oil company Bashneft, which came under scrutiny in connection with the AFK Sistema case, faces seizure of assets, reads the ruling of the Moscow City Court issued on Monday.10:56 27.10.2014
France seizes assets of Moscow region ex-officialTwo hotels in Courchevel, France, bought with money obtained through alleged criminal activity by former Moscow Regional finance minister Alexei Kuznetsov, were seized, a Russian Prosecutor General’s Office spokesperson, Marina Gridneva, said Friday.11:49 24.10.2014
Yukos investors press for seizure of Russian assets in EU, US - reportFormer shareholders of defunct oil company Yukos, which was awarded $50 billion in damages against Russia, are going to request seizure of Russian assets in German, UK, Dutch, French, US courts.13:14 20.10.2014
Maybach confiscated from unemployed Siberian debtorCourt bailiffs confiscated a Maybach 62 from an unemployed resident of a suburban development in the Novosibirsk Region. The premium class German car was pledged by the bank, the regional branch of the Federal Court Bailiff Service reports on Thursday.13:00 16.10.2014
Russian authorities seize assets of fugitive ex-finance minister of Moscow RegionInvestigators in St. Petersburg have seized assets worth millions of rubles owned by former finance minister of the Moscow Region Alexei Kuznetsov and his wife Zhanna Bullock.16:09 15.10.2014
Putin signs bill restricting foreign ownership of mass media into lawPresident Vladimir Putin has signed the controversial legislation limiting foreign ownership of media assets to 20% into law, which was published Monday on the government's official legislation portal.11:29 15.10.2014
Russian MP calls dibs on foreign assets in response to sanctions - reportYevgeny Fyodorov, a lawmaker for the United Russia party, has proposed a bill setting rules for the seizure of assets in Russia owned by foreign businesses as a response to Western sanctions over the Ukraine crisis.10:46 15.10.2014
Russia recovers Swiss assets owned by ex-senator Izmestyev sentenced to lifeSwiss authorities have granted a request filed by Russia seeking to recover assets owned by former senator Igor Izmestyev, spokesperson for the Russian Prosecutor General’s Office Marina Gridnyova said.16:36 30.09.2014
Crimean authorities nationalize Kolomoisky’s tourist resortsCrimea’s State Council has nationalized three tourist resorts and one hotel that belonged to companies associated with Dnepropetrovsk Region Governor Ihor Kolomoisky.13:07 24.09.2014
Italy’s Finance Guard confirms freezing Arkady Rotenberg’s assetsThe Finance Guard of Italy has confirmed earlier reports that Arkady Rotenberg’s assets are being frozen. However, the Russian businessman can appeal the order, a spokesperson for the financial authority told RIA Novosti on Tuesday.15:52 23.09.2014
Italian ex-prime minister Silvio Berlusconi files three applications with ECHRThe European Court for Human Rights (ECtHR) has registered three applications filed at different times by former prime minister of Italy Silvio Berlusconi.15:16 23.09.2014
Moscow court opts for public hearing of Kolomoisky’s property seizureThe Moscow City Court has dismissed the motion for a closed hearing on the seizure of an office building in Moscow that belongs to Ukrainian oligarch Ihor Kolomoisky’s firm, RAPSI reports from the courtroom Monday.16:14 22.09.2014
Property of ex-president Saakashvili seized in GeorgiaThe Chief Prosecutor’s Office of Georgia has issued an order of seizure for the property of former President Mikheil Saakashvili and his family, RIA Novosti announced on Friday, citing the ex-president’s attorney.17:11 19.09.2014
Stockholm court dismisses Russian claim over Yukos investment arbitrationThe Stockholm District Court on Thursday issued a judgment in a lawsuit brought by Russian authorities over arbitration proceedings commenced by four Spanish investment funds which had held Yukos American Depository Receipts (ADRs).15:13 12.09.2014
Crimea ready to go to court over assets owned by KolomoiskyCrimean authorities, which nationalized property seized from Ukrainian billionaire Ihor Kolomoisky, are ready to argue their case in court, Acting Crimean Prime Minister Sergei Aksyonov said.14:34 04.09.2014
Court sends orders in Schneerson Library case to Russian Culture MinistryThe Moscow Commercial Court has sent the Russian State Library and the Russian Ministry of Culture court orders that require the US and the US Library of Congress to return seven books from the Yosef Schneersohn Library to Russia, the court told RAPSI on Wednesday.17:30 30.07.2014
Dutch court ruling in Yukos v Rosneft case due by August 27An Amsterdam district court ruling in the Yukos International UK BV $333 mln case against Rosneft is expected by August 27, RIA Novosti reported Friday.15:13 25.07.2014