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Justice Ministry cannot conduct examination in MMA champ murder case

The Justice Ministry's specialists will not be able to carry out a court-ordered in connection with the case against MMA champion Rasul Mirzayev because the issues raised by the court are not within their field of competence.

18:01 30.08.2012

Berezovsky v. Abramovich ruling - live updates

The Russian Legal Information Agency website holds a live text coverage of judgment on the trial between Boris Berezovsky and Roman Abramovich in London.

17:22 30.08.2012

Breweries' fine for antimonopoly breach reduced from $3 mln to $346k

The St. Petersburg and Leningrad Oblast Commercial Court has mandated a reduction of the fine imposed by the Federal Antimonopoly Service on Baltika Breweries for breaching competition law in the one-liter can market from $3 million to $346,000.

17:09 30.08.2012

Developers appeal of Moscow city damages award to be heard Sep. 19

On September 19, the Ninth Commercial Court of Appeals will hear an appeal by the Inteco construction company of a lower court's decision to allow Inteco's recovery of $2.96 million from the Moscow government for a development project.

16:24 30.08.2012

Man to face trial for causing forest fire by dropping lit match

A young man who dropped a lit match which led to a 14 hectares forest fire in Buryatia is to face trial, the Prosecutor General's Office reported on Thursday.

16:00 30.08.2012

Special service officer gets 4.5 years for kidnapping Kaspersky's son

On Thursday, the 94th Garrison Military Court sentenced special service Capt. Alexei Ustimchuk to 4.5 years in prison for kidnapping the son of businessman Eugene Kaspersky.

15:12 30.08.2012

Man fined for posting contract murder advert targeting Russian mother

On Wednesday, a Finnish court imposed a 120 Euro fine on a man who offered to kill Russian national Rimma Salonen for 10,000 Euros on a news website.

14:54 30.08.2012

Former Ukrainian Interior Minister appeals sentence in spy case

Defense attorneys for former Ukrainian Interior Minister Yuri Lutsenko have filed an appealed against the sentence in Lutsenko's second criminal case.

14:23 30.08.2012

Hearing on socialite turned activist's confiscated millions set for Sep. 10

On September 10, the Moscow Regional Court will consider a complaint filed by TV host, socialite, and opposition activist Ksenia Sobchak regarding 1,392,000 Euros confiscated by police from her home during a raid connected with the May 6 Bolotnaya Square riots.

13:54 30.08.2012

Hunger striking politician's appeal to annul mayoral elections dismissed

The Astrakhan Regional Court dismissed Wednesday an appeal of a lower court's ruling not to annul the city's mayoral elections which had been brought by Oleg Shein, leader of Astrakhan's A Just Russia branch who made international headlines last Spring for a 40-day hunger strike.

13:24 30.08.2012

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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