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Court to review appellation of Russian national in trademark dispute with U.S. firm

The Thirteenth Court of Appeals will review a complaint lodged by businessman Alexey Zaitsev against a commercial court ruling, which prohibited him to use domain name saucony.ru and awarding to the US company a compensation in amount of 300 thousand rubles ($4,500), on 24 August, the court records read on Wednesday.

17:39 13.07.2016

Navalny to be questioned in case against Russian nationalist Potkin

Moscow’s Meshchansky District Court will question opposition politician Alexei Navalny in the case against Russian nationalist Alexander Potkin, also known as Alexander Belov, who stands charged with embezzlement in Kazakh BTA Bank and organization of an extremist movement, on July 14.

16:46 13.07.2016

Successors of killed Armenian family file complaint with ECHR against Russia

Legal successors of a family killed in the Armenian city of Gyumri in 2015 have lodged a complaint with the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) against Russia.

14:37 13.07.2016

Ukraine’s Supreme Economic Court dismisses Gazprom appeal against $3.4 bln fine

The Ukrainian Supreme Economic Court has upheld the lower courts’ rulings over an 86 billion hryvnia ($3.4 bln) fine issued by the Antimonopoly Committee of Ukraine (AMCU) against Gazprom.

12:30 13.07.2016

Former head of several Russian managing companies sentenced to 5 years in prison

A court in the Amur Region has sentenced ex-head of three utilities managing companies Viktor Smerdov to 5 years in prison for embezzling 35 million rubles ($538,400).

10:28 13.07.2016

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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).

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