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Patent watchdog's refusal to register vodka trademark illegal, court says

An appeals court has affirmed that the patent watchdog's refusal to register the "Volodya i Medvedi" (Volodya and the Bears) trademark is illegal.

18:05 05.12.2011

Court to hear shareholder's appeal of license revocation from Far Eastern bank

The court will hear on December 21 a Vostokkreditbank shareholder's appeal against the court's decision to revoke the bank's license.

17:47 05.12.2011

Gazprom appeals U.S. government's dismissal of $140 mln claim against ex-Ukrainian PM

The U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia will hear on January 12 Gazprom's appeal against the lower-court's dismissal of its $140 million claim against former Ukrainian Prime Minister Pavel Lazarenko. Gazprom prosecuted Lazarenko on the theory that he stole more than $140 million, to which Gazprom "was legally entitled" under a contract with United Energy Systems of Ukraine.

17:35 05.12.2011

Supreme Commercial Court accepts RusAl appeal in dispute with Norilsk Nickel

The Supreme Commercial Court has accepted RusAl Investment Management's request to reconsider lower-court decisions against its lawsuit to annul resolutions adopted at a Norilsk Nickel shareholders meeting.

17:03 05.12.2011

Former mobile retailer's employee wins $94,000 in lost wages

The court has ruled on Monday that former Euroset employee Andrey Yermilov should be paid nearly $94,000 for unfounded prosecution on kidnapping charges

16:25 05.12.2011

Whistleblower's appeal of lawsuit dismissal against VTB to be heard in January

The court will hear on January 12 a cassation appeal filed by renowned whistleblower Alexei Navalny against the court's dismissal of his lawsuit against VTB Leasing, a subsidiary of VTB Bank, and two other companies. Navalny, a VTB Bank minority shareholder, challenged a contract dated July 26, 2007 on the sale of 30 drilling rigs, as well as a lease agreement which was signed later. The whistleblower said the deal caused $160 million in damages.

15:13 05.12.2011

Largest generating company's $26.8 mln lawsuit to be heard on January 16

A commercial court will hear on January 16 the Territorial Generating Company's (TGK-1) lawsuit against the Federal Tax Service to cancel its decision to charge TGK-1 $25.8 million.

14:44 05.12.2011

Court to hear Finance Ministry's $427 mln claim against major fishing company

An appeals court will hear on January 10 an appeal filed by the Finance Ministry against the court's dismissal of its $427.2 million lawsuit against a major fishing company.

14:14 05.12.2011

Court extends arrest of suspect in renowned journalist's murder until March 7

A Moscow district court has extended until March 7 the arrest of Rustam Makhmudov charged with murdering renowned journalist Anna Politkovskaya.

13:17 05.12.2011

Businessman wins $6,500 from Internet news company for copyright breach

A commercial court has ordered Pravda.ru online publication to pay almost $6,500 to a private businessman for unlawful use of his photos.

13:03 05.12.2011

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Russia boosts sanctions against high profile citizens of Canada

Russian authorities have banned 43 more high-ranking Canadian citizens from entering the country.

16:51 27.06.2022

Russian President signs decree on external debt payment

President of Russia Vladimir Putin has signed a decree establishing a new temporary procedure of payment of the country’s foreign debt. The document was published on the official website of legal information.

17:20 22.06.2022

Environmental violations up in Russia by almost 3 times — Supreme Court head

The number of cases related to violations of the environmental legislation has increased in Russia by almost 3 times over the past 10 years, the Supreme Court Chairman Vyacheslav Lebedev said during the presidium meeting on Friday.

15:36 24.06.2022