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Indian Supreme Court rules Sharia trial verdicts voluntary - report

This Monday, the Supreme Court of India ruled that Muslim courts operating in the country have no legal standing, AP reports.

17:18 07.07.2014

Transport officials receive sentences for Bulgaria shipwreck

On Monday, the Moskovsky District Court of Kazan found Irek Timergazeyev, head of the Kazan Transit Police Department of the Volga Directorate of the State Marine and River Navigation Agency, and Vladislav Semyonov, former chief state inspector of the same department, guilty in the Bulgaria ship sinking, and sentenced them to five and six years, respectively, in a standard-security prison, a RIA Novosti correspondent reports.

16:40 07.07.2014

Rosneft files a suit against Gazprom seeking access to Sakhalin-II pipeline

Rosneft has filed a lawsuit against Sakhalin Energy (with Gazprom being the majority shareholder) in which it demands access to the Sakhalin-II gas pipeline, RIA Novosti reports on Monday.

16:08 07.07.2014

Ukrainian film director suspected of terrorism to remain detained until October

The Lefortovsky Court in Moscow on Monday extended the arrest of Ukrainian film director Oleg Sentsov, who was detained in Crimea, until October 11, RAPSI reports from the courtroom.

15:08 07.07.2014

Appeals court upholds $229 million fine for Maxi Group founder

The Ninth Commercial Court of Appeals has upheld a ruling to award Novolipetsk Steel (NLMK) 7.3 billion rubles ($229 million at the time of the deal) in its lawsuit against Maxi Group’s founder, Nikolai Maximov, RAPSI learned in the court.

14:33 07.07.2014

Prosecutor demands guilty verdict for Russian opposition activists

The prosecutor on Monday asked the court to find Left Front leader Sergei Udaltsov and activist Leonid Razvozzhayev guilty of organizing riots in May 2012, RAPSI reports from the Moscow City Court.

13:17 07.07.2014

Appeals court revokes ruling in Russian Railways v. Finance Ministry dispute

The Ninth Commercial Court of Appeals overturned a ruling ordering Russia’s Finance Ministry to pay 7 billion rubles ($204 million) in compensation to Russian Railways for the transportation of benefit recipients in 2009, RAPSI reports from the courtroom.

12:01 07.07.2014

Italian consumer unions sue Suarez for World Cup debacle

The association of Italian consumer rights unions, the Codacons, has filed a lawsuit against Uruguayan striker Luis Suarez for “assault,” Football Italia announced.

11:01 07.07.2014

Ukraine puts judge who sent Tymoshenko to prison on wanted list

The Ukrainian Interior Ministry has put Pechersky District Court Judge Rodion Kireyev, who sentenced former Prime Minister Tymoshenko to seven years in prison for abuse of power for signing gas contracts with Russia in 2009, on the wanted list, the ministry announced on its website.

10:24 07.07.2014

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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