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Nemtsov murder suspects to undergo sanity examination

Suspects in the murder of opposition politician Boris Nemtsov are to be examined to determine if they are mentally competent to stand trial.

17:30 08.07.2015

Family of confectioners to appeal sentence for sale of drugs

The four residents of Voronezh, a city about 600 km southwest of Moscow, who were convicted of the possession of over 5 tons of poppy straw, will appeal their sentence.

16:29 08.07.2015

Russian businessman Polonsky’s firm ordered to pay Dutch company $349 mln

The Moscow Commercial Court has ruled that loan guarantors for Sergei Polonsky’s company Potok (former Mirax Group) must pay 19.9 billion rubles ($349 mln) to the Dutch company Emerging Markets Structured Product (EMSP).

15:52 08.07.2015

Juror in the case of Russian nationalist Goryachev disappears

The Moscow City Court has suspended the trial of Ilya Goryachev, an alleged leader of the Military Organization of Russian Nationalists (BORN), over the disappearance of a juror.

13:05 08.07.2015

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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