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Ex-Yukos lawyer Lechbinskaya gets 8 years in absentia in Russia

Natalia Lechbinskaya, an ex-lawyer for defunct oil giant Yukos, has been convicted of fraud, sentenced in absentia to eight years in prison and fined over $11,600, RAPSI learned in the Gagarinsky District Court of Moscow Tuesday.

18:00 15.07.2014

ECHR upholds Georgia's legislation to fight organized crime

The European Court of Human Rights has ruled against an applicant who complained over the alleged violation of his rights in Georgia under a law on fighting organized crime, the court said in a press release on Tuesday.

17:19 15.07.2014

Ukrainian Communist Party case to be heard on July 24

The Kiev Administrative District Court will hear a lawsuit to ban the Communist Party of Ukraine on July 24, Justice Minister Pavlo Petrenko announced.

16:31 15.07.2014

London court orders oligarch Doronin to step down as Amanresorts CEO

The London High Court has ruled that Russian property tycoon Vladislav Doronin, a partner in Amanresorts International Pte. Ltd., the UK super luxury hotel operator, must step down as chief executive, The Wall Street Journal writes.

14:46 15.07.2014

Russian lawmaker's aide sentenced to prison for extortion

The Khoroshevsky District Court in Moscow has sentenced Alexei Shirikhin, an aide to a State Duma lawmaker, to 5.5 years in prison in a 100,000 rubles ($2,915) extortion case, the court’s press secretary, Olga Litsareva, told RAPSI on Tuesday.

13:02 15.07.2014

US court ordered figure skater Baiul to pay $35,000 in NBC’s legal fees

A New York judge has ordered figure skater Oksana Baiul to compensate NBC’s $35,000 legal fees in a lawsuit filed by the Ukrainian-born skater against the company last year, AP writes.

11:03 15.07.2014

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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