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Whistleblower's suit against Rosneft to be heard on March 12

The court has postponed until March 12 its hearing of renowned whistleblower Alexei Navalny's lawsuit against Rosneft over corporate documents.

17:42 13.02.2012

New defendants to be involved in Bank of Moscow case - Interior Ministry

New defendants may be involved in the Bank of Moscow embezzlement case.

17:13 13.02.2012

Patent watchdog registers vodka trademark

The Chamber for Patent Disputes' panel has upheld an alcohol producer's appeal and registered the "Volodya i Medvedi" (Volodya and the Bears) trademark.

16:57 13.02.2012

Russia's richest woman to be granted inviolability during interrogation

Investigators offer a guarantee of inviolability to Russia's richest woman Yelena Baturina if she comes to Russia to testify as a witness in the criminal case on the theft of funds from the Bank of Moscow.

16:32 13.02.2012

Bank of Moscow sues insurer for $102 mln

A commercial court will hear the Bank of Moscow's three lawsuits worth a total of $102.3 million against the Insurance Group in March.

16:23 13.02.2012

Appeal against another Magnitsky case to be heard on February 27

The court will hear on February 27 an appeal filed by Sergei Magnitsky's relatives against the opening of yet another criminal case against him as an accomplice in a $180.6 million theft.

16:03 13.02.2012

Fines against oil giants for raising fuel prices lawful - court

The Krasnodar Territory Commercial Court has declared lawful the antitrust watchdog's decision to fine LUKOIL and Rosneft subsidiaries $612,000 and $271,000, respectively, for raising fuel retail prices.

14:51 13.02.2012

Federal Security Service to verify information about journalist threats

Law enforcement authorities will verify a newspaper reporter's claim that he was threatened due to an article he planned to publish on police corruption.

14:29 13.02.2012

Major developer pays $16 mln debt to MDM Bank

The Peresvet development group has paid its principal debt to MDM Bank under the bank's $15.9 million lawsuit.

14:16 13.02.2012

National Reserve Bank's lawsuit against air transport regulator to be heard on March 6

A commercial court will hold on March 6 the preliminary hearing of the National Reserve Bank's (NRB) application to quash the watchdog's decision to revoke Kavminvodyavia's (KVM) operator license.

13:26 13.02.2012

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