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Unauthorized protest fine for opposition figure Udaltsov legal

The Basmanny District Court has dismissed Left Front opposition movement coordinator Sergei Udaltsov's appeal against his 30,000-ruble ($972) fine for organizing an unauthorized protest in Moscow on October 27.

17:09 17.01.2013

Claims that administrative barriers hinder business to be investigated

The Prosecutor General's Office has asked regional prosecutors to investigate the claims that administrative barriers hinder business following a report made by President Vladimir Putin, the office said in a press release published on its website on Thursday. Federal agencies will also be inspected as part of these efforts.

16:44 17.01.2013

Italy school bombing trial begins

A local court began proceedings Thursday in the case of a high-profile school bombing in Brindisi, Italy, TMNews reports.

16:26 17.01.2013

Renowned bohemian restaurateur accepts arrest for dismembering wife

Alexei Kabanov, the founder of a popular chain of cafes in Moscow, is unlikely to appeal his pretrial detention after admitting to killing and dismembering his journalist wife.

15:52 17.01.2013

Vehicle recycling tax dispute can be resolved out of court, WTO head

Russia may resolve its vehicle recycling tax dispute with fellow World Trade Organization members without resorting to legal means. However, if its efforts to do so fail, the dispute will have to be resolved officially in court, WTO General Director Pascal Lamy said on Thursday.

15:12 17.01.2013

Conman posing as Russian general defrauds foreign businessmen of $600,000

A jobless Russian posing as a general has defrauded foreign businessmen of around US$ 600,000. The man offered to help "resolve" foreigners' problems at high government level.

13:12 17.01.2013

US court orders Russia to pay $50k per day until it returns religious books

The US District Court for the District of Columbia on Wednesday ordered the Russian government to pay $50,000 per day until it returns to the Hassidic community a massive collection of historic books seized during the process of Soviet nationalization.

11:45 17.01.2013

US Supreme Court holds that houseboat is house, not boat

The US Supreme Court held Tuesday that for legal purposes, a houseboat is a house, not a boat. In so holding, the court reversed by a 7-2 majority the decisions of two lower federal courts, both of which had categorized the plaintiff's houseboat as a vessel.

11:24 17.01.2013

French court upholds ruling on arms dealer Gaydamak

The French Court of Cassation on Wednesday upheld the ruling on three defendants, including Russian-born Israeli businessman Arcadi Gaydamak, in the case on trafficking weapons to Angola.

10:37 17.01.2013

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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