Putin signs law on online broadcasting court proceedingsRussian President Vladimir Putin has signed a bill clarifying the procedure for broadcasting court proceedings and publication of judicial rulings online into law.16:38 28.03.2017
State Duma passes bill on broadcast of court proceedings online in second readingThe State Duma has passed in the third and final reading a bill clarifying the procedure for broadcasting court proceedings and publication of judicial rulings online.12:17 15.03.2017
State Duma passes bill on broadcast of court proceedings online in second readingThe State Duma on Wednesday adopted a bill clarifying the procedure for broadcasting court proceedings and publication of judicial rulings online.14:50 15.02.2017
Enacted changes in Russian law on arbitral tribunals improve performance - expertThe amended law on arbitral proceedings entering in force in Russia on Thursday will enhance confidence in the arbitral tribunals on the part of the country’s business community, since these legislative changes are envisaged to improve quality and efficiency of their performance.18:30 01.09.2016
ECHR introduces stricter conditions for applicationsA stricter set of conditions will apply to applications to the the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR), starting on January 1, 2014, when a new court rule comes into effect.18:27 11.12.2013
Politicians should not be prosecuted for decisions they made - PACE rapporteurPoliticians should be protected from criminal prosecution based on their political decisions, said rapporteur of the Committee on Legal Affairs and Human Rights, Mr Pieter Omtzigt (Netherlands).14:26 28.06.2013
Russian Supreme Court urges compliance with ECHR decisionsRussian courts will take into account the rulings of the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) - not only in cases against Russia but also in those involving other countries - where the circumstances of cases and the laws applied are similar to Russian law, the Supreme Court said on Thursday.16:32 27.06.2013
New defense attorney appointed to Magnitsky/Browder caseThe Tverskoy Court of Moscow on Tuesday ruled that a new defense attorney must be appointed in the case against Hermitage Capital auditor Sergei Magnitsky, who who was charged with evading taxes and died in detention in 2009, and Hermitage CEO William Browder.14:36 18.06.2013
Courts conceal meaningful information while posting judgments online - expertCourts delete significant information from their rulings while posting them online, thus rendering them irrelevant, Mikhail Pozdnyakov, a research fellow at the European University's Institute for the Rule of Law in St. Petersburg, wrote in an article for the Vedomosti newspaper on Thursday.16:02 28.06.2012
Court delays sentence to former Sberbank employees charged with stealingA court has postponed until October 13 a sentence announcement for four former Sberbank and Pension Fund employees, who were charged with stealing over $300,000 from the accounts of deceased clients.11:42 10.10.2011
Collection agency sues consumer protection watchdog for defamationRussian collection agencies appealed the court dismissal of their defamation lawsuit against the consumer protection watchdog (Rospotrebnadzor)18:46 20.09.2011
Watchdog's decision to fine oil producer $8 mln revoked by courtThe court revoked on September 19 the natural resources watchdog's (Rosprirodnadzor) decision to fine a Lukoil-Conoco Phillips joint venture $8 million for environmental pollution.14:34 20.09.2011
Moscow government to pay $47.6mln to major investment holdingA court of appeals upheld the decision to recover from the Moscow government $47.6 million in favor of a major investment and building holding's subsidiary.17:23 19.09.2011
Court upholds sentence to Interior Ministry general in Moscow shootingThe court upheld the suspended sentence of an Interior Ministry major general convicted of shooting in Moscow.16:34 19.09.2011
Tax evasion case on major electronic chain's accountant to be heard in courtA Moscow court will hear on October 3 the case of former Eldorado accountant Mikhail Advena, who is accused of evading taxes to the tune of $14.86 million15:05 19.09.2011
Jewelry executive must read case materials before October 10, courtСourt has deemed it lawful to confine the time allowed for reading case materials to October 10 for a top jewelry company executive charged with smuggling13:51 19.09.2011
Court to hear appeal in the lawsuit against former head of Inteco companyThe court of appeals will hear on Monday an appeal against the watchdog's refusal to retrieve a 16.387 hectare land plot s from TD Setunskaya whose primary shareholder is Inteco company former leader Elena Baturina.11:00 19.09.2011
Court holds against renowned whistleblower in lawsuit against watchdogCourt held against a lawsuit filed by a renowned whistleblower against the antimonopoly watchdog.16:59 16.09.2011
Accomplice gives testimony in Bank of Moscow embezzlement caseThe CEO of the company called "Financial Assistant" (FinansovyAssistent), who is suspected of embezzling over $418.1 million through a major Russian bank, started to give testimony against his accomplices.16:36 16.09.2011
Megafon mobile provider appeals $1,000 fine for text message leakAn appeals court registered on Friday a major mobile provider's appeal against a lower-court decision to fine the company $1,000 for leaking customer text messages on the Internet.16:19 16.09.2011