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Lukoil to join Rosnedra against Rosneft lawsuit

Lukoil West Siberia will join the Federal Agency for Mineral Resources (Rosnedra) in a dispute with Rosneft regarding a tender on the right to manage the natural resources in the Vostochno-Taimyrskoye oil and gas field.

17:38 20.08.2015

Bolotnaya activist Nepomnyashchikh to remain under house arrest until February 29

Moscow’s Zamoskvoretsky District Court has extended until February 29 the house arrest of Ivan Nepomnyashchikh, who stands accused of participation in the Bolotnaya Square riots in 2012 and use of violence against law enforcement officials.

16:44 20.08.2015

Russian lawyer gets almost 3 years in jail for defrauding clients

A lawyer in Bashkiria republic has been sentenced to 33 months in a penal colony for defrauding his clients.

15:32 20.08.2015

Russian court upholds release of terminally ill prisoner

Over the objections of prosecutors, the Stavropol Territorial Court has ruled to release Anton Lanshakov, a drug trafficking convict, due to a terminal illness.

14:46 20.08.2015

Nemtsov murder charges could be re-classified – lawyer

Boris Nemtsov’s family could file a motion to have the Nemtsov murder re-classified as a more serious crime, “an attempt on the life of a government or public figure,” attorney Vadim Prokhorov told RAPSI on Thursday.

13:48 20.08.2015

Former Trust Bank top managers to stay in detention until September 23

Moscow’s Tverskoy District Court on Thursday extended until September 23 the detention of Oleg Dikusar, ex-deputy chairman of the board at Trust Bank, and Yevgeny Romakov, former bank’s CFO, who are charged with embezzlement.

12:53 20.08.2015

Former construction boss at Vostochny space center to stay under house arrest

A court in Vladivostok in Russia's Far East has extended until September 20 the house arrest of Viktor Grebnev, former director general of TMK (Pacific Bridge Building Company), a contractor in the Vostochny Cosmodrome project, under house arrest.

10:00 20.08.2015

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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