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London court reschedules hearing in Snoras case

The Westminster Magistrates Court in London has once again postponed its hearing in the extradition of businessmen Vladimir Antonov and Raimondas Baranauskas, who have been charged with defrauding the Lithuanian Snoras bank.

17:36 06.07.2012

Auchan's defamation lawsuit postponed until September 10

The Moscow Commercial Court has postponed until September 10 the consideration of the Auchan retailer's defamation lawsuit against Lifenews.Ru founder News Media.

16:33 06.07.2012

AMT Bank's $46 mln lawsuits against logistics park to be handled on Sep.3

The Moscow Commercial Court will hear on September 3 AMT Bank's two lawsuits to recover $46 million from Logopark Tatishchevo.

15:15 06.07.2012

Navalny's appeal of claim dismissal against Rosneft to be heard on August 2

The Ninth Commercial Appellate Court will hear an appeal filed by Rosneft minority shareholder and renowned whistleblower Alexey Navalny on August 2 against the rejection of his request for corporate documents.

14:27 06.07.2012

Bout's wife submits extradition documents to Justice Ministry

Convicted arms dealer Viktor Bout's wife Alla has submitted to the Justice Ministry the documents required for filing an application for her husband's extradition.

14:03 06.07.2012

Moscow riot participant to remain under arrest

On Friday, the Moscow City Court left the decision of the Moscow Basmanny District Court unamended, which ordered Mikhail Kosenko to be kept in custody on charges of involvement in the riots in central Moscow.

13:43 06.07.2012

Baturina to contest watchdog-requested ban on land transactions

Yelena Baturina, Russia's richest businesswoman and wife of former Moscow mayor, will challenge the interim relief in the property management watchdog's lawsuit to take control over 16 hectares of Setunskaya's land.

12:52 06.07.2012

Oppositionist's appeal against $30 fine postponed to July 19

The Moscow Zamoskvoretsky District Court pushed back the date to July 19 for the consideration of the appeal by oppositionist and blogger Alexei Navalny, fined 1,000 rubles ($30.73) for non-subordination to police officers during the May 6 rally.

12:19 06.07.2012

Lower house insists on considering parliamentary immunity issue

On Friday, the State Duma refused to remove an issue from its agenda in regard to depriving Communist deputy Vladimir Bessonov of his parliamentary immunity.

11:57 06.07.2012

Russian public figures plea to renounce juvenile justice system

Forty three individuals - Russian academics and cultural workers - submitted an open letter to the president, government and parliament in which they speak against the implementation of a new juvenile justice system.

11:35 06.07.2012

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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