Activists' lawsuits against Madonna deferredThe St.Petersburg's District Court deferred a number of lawsuits against Madonna and the organizers of her concert in St.Petersburg suing them for a total of $10.5 million.11:35 24.08.2012
Heineken dispute over Arshavin ad postponed until August 29The St. Petersburg and Leningrad Region Commercial Court have pushed Heineken Joint Breweries' lawsuit back to August 29. Heineken is seeking to invalidate the St. Petersburg Antimonopoly Service's ruling that the Three Bears (Tri Medvedya) beer advert is in breach of advertising law, the judge said at the hearing.11:01 24.08.2012
Navy vets vouch for commander accused in submarine accidentThe St. Petersburg Submariners Club has started collecting signatures to supplement an open letter to the government in defense of Nerpa submarine commander Dmitry Lavrentyev and pilot Dmitry Grobov, who are accused of having negligently caused a major submarine accident in 2008.15:04 23.08.2012
Prosecutor's office receives 140 complaints about Madonna's showRoughly 140 St. Petersburg residents have complained to the prosecutors office that Madonna broke the law during her performance on August 9.16:32 20.08.2012
Ruling on St. Petersburg museums' antitrust violation disputedThe St. Petersburg and Leningrad Region Commercial Court has registered an appeal filed by the Federal Antimonopoly Service's local branch against the dismissal of the decision that major local museums broke competition law.16:52 16.08.2012
Madonna might be sued for $10.45 million after her concert in RussiaSeveral NGOs, which claimed that Madonna violated a law on promoting homosexuality among minors during her concert in St. Petersburg, plan to file a lawsuit for 333 million rubles ($10.45 million) against Madonna.10:08 16.08.2012
Promoter sues lawmaker that accused Madonna of spreading homosexualityPMI, the company that organized Madonna's concert in St. Petersburg, plans to sue Vitaly Milonov, the drafter of the city's law aiming to restrict the promotion of homosexuality.10:14 13.08.2012
NGO to seek action against Madonna for violation of homosexuality lawA St. Petersburg NGO will file charges with a law enforcement agency claiming that Madonna violated a law on promoting homosexuality among minors, Vitaly Milonov, the author of the law and a Legislative Assembly deputy, told RIA Novosti.12:35 10.08.2012
MP's extortion, murder case to be reviewedThe criminal case of former State Duma deputy Mikhail Glushchenko will be reconsidered under a decision by the St. Petersburg City Court.09:58 08.08.2012
$155 mln debt claim against PiN Telecom to be heard in SeptemberIn September, the St. Petersburg and Leningrad Region Commercial Court will hear creditors' requests to enter claims totaling over 5 billion rubles ($155 million) into the PiN Telecom schedule of creditors.13:42 03.08.2012
$91mln JFC suits to be heard in August-SeptemberThe St. Petersburg and Leningrad Region Commercial Court will hear four lawsuits in August-September by JFC Group, currently undergoing bankruptcy procedures, to recover 2.95 billion rubles ($91.01 million) from its debtors.13:50 02.08.2012
Adidas contests judgement in trademark disputeOn Monday, the St. Petersburg and Leningrad Region Commercial Court registered an appeal by Adidas AG against the dismissal of its lawsuit against the Lenta chain store to prohibit the use of the Adidas trademark on its products10:45 31.07.2012
Heineken's dispute over soccer star ad to resume August 16On Monday the St. Petersburg and Leningrad Region Commercial Court postponed until August 16 its preliminary hearing in the Heineken Joint Breweries' lawsuit. The beer company seeks to invalidate the antimonopoly service's decision which found the Three Bears (Tri Medvedya) beer advertisement featuring football player Andrei Arshavin inappropriate.17:08 30.07.2012
ECHR victory prompts military court to reconsider high-profile caseThe St. Petersburg Garrison Military Court has accepted the high-profile case of former military officer Konstantin Markin for reconsideration following his victory at the European Court of Human Rights.11:30 25.07.2012
Cases against journalists detained during protest droppedOn Monday, a magistrate's court in St. Petersburg dropped the administrative cases against ITAR-TASS information agency correspondent Ivan Skirtach and RBC Daily correspondent Sergei Kovalchenko, who were detained by the police at the July 8 opposition rally in St. Petersburg for alleged resistance to police officers.13:13 23.07.2012
Upwards 70 people fined for promoting homosexuality in St. PetersburgSome 73 people have been fined for promoting homosexuality among the underaged.16:20 20.07.2012
Chief St. Petersburg police auditor detained over $1.25 million bribeHead of the Interior Ministry's Auditing Department for St. Petersburg Alexei Seredinin has been detained on suspicion of accepting a bribe to the value of $1.25 million.10:51 20.07.2012
Prosecutor General's Office to handle Ecuador cocaine smuggling caseThe case concerning cocaine smuggled into Russia from Ecuador using bunches of banana will be referred to the Prosecutor General's Office to approve the indictment.16:14 19.07.2012
Constitutional Court accepts deputies' request for compliance checkThe Constitutional Court accepted a request recently submitted by State Duma deputies to check the compliance of the law on governors' direct elections and public rally violations with the Constitution.15:33 18.07.2012
Interior Ministry promises to sack chief auditor on bribery suspicionHead of the Interior Ministry's Auditing Department for St. Petersburg Alexei Seredinin will be discharged if he is found guilty of bribery.11:32 18.07.2012