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Three Russian nationals get prison terms in France for violent disorder at Euro-2016

Three Russian citizens were sentenced to various prison terms in France after violent clashes between Russian and English football fans broke out at Euro-2016 Russia-England match in Marseilles.

18:16 16.06.2016

Russia’s Atomstroyexport awarded nearly €550 mln over abandoned Bulgarian NPP

The Paris-based International Court of Arbitration of the International Chamber of Commerce has awarded Russian engineering company Atomstroyexport about €550 million to be paid by Bulgarian National Electric Company (NEK) for an abandoned nuclear power project.

16:41 16.06.2016

Sentence for eccentric artist Pavlensky appealed

Lawyers of the performance artist Pyotr Pavlensky have appealed the ruling of a court that found him guilty of setting fire to the Moscow headquarters of the Federal Security Service (FSB).

15:50 16.06.2016

Russian Supreme Court bans Jehovah’s Witnesses branch in Stary Oskol

The Supreme Court of Russia on Thursday declared “The Jehovah’s Witnesses of Stary Oskol” in Belgorod Region an extremist organization and ruled to liquidate it.

14:30 16.06.2016

Gazprom appeals $3.4 bln fine in Ukraine’s Supreme Economic Court

Gazprom has lodged an appeal with the Ukrainian Supreme Economic Court against an 86 billion hryvnia ($3.4 bln) fine issued by the Antimonopoly Committee of Ukraine (AMCU).

13:26 16.06.2016

Russian Supreme Court refuses to review sentence in Defense Ministry embezzlement case

Russia’s Supreme Court on Thursday declined to reconsider the sentence handed down to ex-Defense Ministry official Yevgeniya Vasilyeva and her accomplices in the Oboronservis embezzlement case.

11:53 16.06.2016

Lawsuit against FBI agents by ex-programmer Aleynikov narrowed, not dismissed - report

A lawsuit filed by former Goldman Sachs programmer Sergey Aleynikov over the actions of FBI agents during the proceedings against him in a criminal case related to alleged theft of computer code has been narrowed by a judge in the U.S.

10:43 16.06.2016

Russia's Biocad sues Roche over alleged anti-competitive practices

Russian pharmaceutical company Biocad has lodged a complaint against F. Hoffman La-Roche Ltd. (Roche) with the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York accusing the Swiss company of anticompetitive conduct.

09:32 16.06.2016

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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).

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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.

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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.

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