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Google appeal in anti-monopoly lawsuit to be reviewed on June 30

The Ninth Commercial Court of Appeals postponed the review of Google appeal against the decision of lower Moscow commercial court, which had confirmed the lawfulness and justification of the Russian Antimonopoly Service (FAS) claim that the US company restrained competition and abused its dominance on the Russian market of mobile applications.

17:12 02.06.2016

Foreign insurers appeal ruling over 2012 Superjet crash in Russian Supreme Court

Twenty foreign insurers have filed an appeal with the Supreme Court of Russia seeking review of a court ruling ordering the companies to pay Kapital Strakhovaniye about $16 million over the Superjet 100 aicraft crash in Indonesia in May 2012.

16:04 02.06.2016

Alleged false bankers accused of $14 million bank fraud to go on trial

Moscow investigators have finished work on the criminal case against false bankers who allegedly have earned over 900 million rubles ($14 million) through illegal bank operations.

15:41 02.06.2016

Court orders Rusenergo Fund to pay $320 mln in favor of Federal Grid Company

The Moscow Commercial Court had ruled to recover 21.48 billion rubles ($320 million) from Rusenergo Fund Limited (previously Otkritie UES Capital Partners Fund PLC) of debts on bills in a lawsuit initiated by the Federal Grid Company (FGC).

14:26 02.06.2016

Sentence for ousted opposition-minded Russian mayor to be read on August 1

The Kirovsky District Court of Yaroslavl will read out the sentence to ousted Yaroslavl Mayor Yevgeny Urlashov, who stands charged with soliciting a bribe, and his alleged accomplices, on August 1.

13:43 02.06.2016

"Crossbow Coup" plotter pleads not guilty to making public calls for terrorism

Retired Russian military intelligence colonel Vladimir Kvachkov, who was convicted for attempted instigation of an armed riot, has pleaded not guilty to making public calls for terrorist activity.

12:18 02.06.2016

Russian official charged with negligence after fire destroyed over 50 houses

A court in the Zabaikalsky Krai will hear a negligence criminal case against former head of the Smolenskoye village where 50 buildings were burnt in the widespread fire in 2015, causing 140 million rubles ($2.1 million) of damages to the residents.

10:55 02.06.2016

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Russian courts allowed not to implement rulings of Europe's human rights court

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Soldiers jailed for killing US journalist Russell Bentley

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