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Billionaire suspected of money laundering makes deal with Israeli justice

Billionaire Arkady Gaidamak, who is suspected of money laundering in Israel, has made a deal with the authorities by pleading partially guilty on Wednesday.

18:07 15.02.2012

Antitrust watchdog ready to negotiate Gazprom and Renova energy assets merger

The Federal Antimonopoly Service, which has repeatedly opposed the Gazpom-Renova energy assets merger, is ready to negotiate the transaction structure and is waiting for the parties' proposals.

17:48 15.02.2012

Former YUKOS top manager released from prison

Former YUKOS top manager Vladimir Pereverzin has been released from prison after serving out his term.

17:31 15.02.2012

Gazprombank's $124 mln lawsuit against shipbuilder to be heard on April 9

A commercial postponed until April 9 the hearing of Gazprombank's lawsuit against the Vyborg Shipyard on the recovery of $123.99 million.

17:02 15.02.2012

Client's motion in dispute with bank over $3 bln dismissed

A commercial court has dismissed banker Sergei Yarmolinsky's lawsuit against Mezhprombank in their dispute over $3 billion.

16:48 15.02.2012

Refusal to recognize Russia's property right to legendary hotel dismissed

The Supreme Commercial Court returned the property management agency's application to reconsider a lower-court decision refusing to recognize Russia's ownership right to the Sovietsky hotel in Moscow.

16:40 15.02.2012

Managers not to incur secondary liability in bankruptcy, federal court

A federal commercial court has upheld the dismissal of the Federal Tax Service's lawsuit to impose $8.7 million in secondary liability against Samara airline managers Sergei Mordvintsev and Evgeny Kirsanov.

15:57 15.02.2012

Fuel company fined for violating antimonopoly legislation

A commercial court has confirmed the decision to recover $3,333 from the Aerofuels Group.

15:28 15.02.2012

Restaurant owner to remain under arrest after three die in explosion

The Moscow City Court has affirmed the arrest of Suren Mkrtchan, the director of the Il Pittore restaurant in Moscow, after an explosion killed three people and injured 38 more on January 9.

15:17 15.02.2012

Adobe initiates over 1,000 copyright cases in Russia in 2011

Law enforcement agencies have opened over 1,000 criminal cases in 2011 on the illegal use of Adobe Systems' software, the company's representative said at a news conference on Wednesday.

15:05 15.02.2012

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