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Bashneft ex-CEO seeks to partially close embezzlement case against him

The legal defense of former Bashneft CEO Ural Rakhimov seeks to partially close an embezzlement case against him because of the expiry of the period of limitation.

18:15 06.02.2017

Ex-deputy prosecutor gets 5 years in prison for attempted bribery

The Dorogomilovsky District Court on Monday sentenced former deputy prosecutor of one of Moscow’s districts Julia Gorbacheva to 5 years in prison for attempt to give a 3-million-ruble bribe ($50,600) to a judge.

17:51 06.02.2017

Russian businessman sentenced to 10.5 years in prison for murdering lawyer

Moscow’s Khamovnichesky District Court has sentenced entrepreneur Rashid Boziyev to ten years and six months in high security penal colony after he was found guilty of killing a lawyer during property register.

15:58 06.02.2017

Case on murder of Russian Paralympic wrestler set for February 16

The Krasnoselsky District Court of St. Petersburg will begin hearing a criminal case over the murder of Paralympic wrestler Semyon Filatov on February 16.

14:59 06.02.2017

Moscow City Court upholds extension of mayor Koshurnikov’s detention

The Moscow City Court has upheld a ruling of a lower court extending detention of Denis Koshurnikov, the mayor of Pereslavl-Zalessky, charged with abuse of office that led to grave consequences.

13:55 06.02.2017

Charges against Russian tycoon Chigirinsky dropped in U.S.

A criminal case against Russian tycoon Chigirinsky, who is currently residing in the U.S., has been dropped, according to the press release issued on Monday by Benaur Law firm representing the businessman.

11:58 06.02.2017

Russian court finds Transaero airline in $67.7 mln debt to Otkritie bank

The Commercial Court of St. Petersburg and Leningrad Region has granted a claim filed by Otkritie bank asking to include four billion rubles ($67.7 mln) debt owed by Transaero airline in the creditors’ demands list.

10:51 06.02.2017

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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

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