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Khodorkovsky partner's suit against illegal confinement suspended

A court has deferred a $6,000 lawsuit filed by Platon Lebedev, former Menatep head and business partner of Mikhail Khodorkovsky, over his illegal detention.

18:00 28.12.2011

Tymoshenko can still contest sentence in "gas case", attorney says

Defense attorneys for former Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko are likely to file a cassation appeal against the trial court's decision to sentence her to seven years in prison.

17:23 28.12.2011

Cases against Bout and Yaroshenko are based on dubious evidence - Foreign Ministry

The criminal prosecution against Russian citizens Viktor Bout and Konstantin Yaroshenko is based on the testimony of law enforcement agents and questionable evidence, says the Foreign Ministry's envoy on human rights, democracy and the rule of law Konstantin Dolgov.

16:46 28.12.2011

Court drops extremism charges against "Bhagavad Gita as It is"

A Tomsk district court has held against a local prosecutor's office in its petition to declare the Russian version of "the Bhagavad Gita as It is" Hindu poem with commentary an extremist text.

16:04 28.12.2011

Defendant in ex-parliamentarian's defamation suit is interested in his bank accounts

The defendant in the former State Duma deputy Ashot Yegiazaryan's defamation lawsuit has demanded the Wells Fargo bank release information about the plaintiff's accounts which may have been used to finance the Liberal Democratic Party of Russia (LDPR).

15:55 28.12.2011

$36.5 mln dispute between major engineering companies to be heard on Feb.1

A court will consider a $36.5 million lawsuit filed by Rusengineering, a major power engineering company, against the National Corporation EnergoStroyEngineering on February 1.

15:44 28.12.2011

Settlement between RUSAL and antimonopoly watchdog approved

A court has approved a settlement between a subsidiary of RUSAL, the worlds largest aluminum producer, and the antimonopoly watchdog in connection with price manipulation in the wholesale energy market.

15:21 28.12.2011

Anti-corruption crusader fails to contest auction procedure

A Moscow district court has refused to order the St. Petersburg branch of the Federal Antimonopoly Service to uphold the complaint of renowned blogger Alexei Navalny about an auction for the operation of power supply systems.

14:56 28.12.2011

Weapons factory $53 mln suit against military export monopoly to be heard in February

A court will hear on February 14 a $52.8 million lawsuit filed by the Kurganmashzavod weapons manufacturer against Rosoboronexport, a state-run military export monopoly.

14:25 28.12.2011

Shareholder wins $54.7 mln from potassium fertilizer market leader and share registrar

The court on Tuesday upheld a former shareholder's lawsuit to recover a total of $54.7 million from the share registrar and major chemicals producer.

14:08 28.12.2011

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Russian courts allowed not to implement rulings of Europe's human rights court

Russia's Supreme Court proposed not to implement rulings of the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) and the provisions of the European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms (ECHR).

12:53 09.12.2025

Redomiciliation stalls: How sanctions are shaping new practices for Russian companies

The mechanism for redomiciliating foreign companies to Russian jurisdiction, in effect since 2018, has recently encountered serious obstacles. Taking into account the background of sanctions-related restrictions introduced in 2022 through 2025, it has become extremely difficult to achieve the goal. The situation gave rise to the phenomenon of dual domicile and led to a rise in the number of new litigations, both in Russia and abroad.

12:32 09.12.2025

Soldiers jailed for killing US journalist Russell Bentley

A military court in Donetsk sentenced three soldiers to up to 12 years in prison for torturing and killing Russell Bentley, a 63-year-old U.S. national who collaborated with Sputnik news agency.

14:05 08.12.2025