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Russian lawyer’s suit against Labor Ministry over MPs’ pensions dismissed

Moscow’s Meshchansky District Court on Monday dismissed a lawsuit lodged by lawyer Yury Kachan demanding explanations from the Russian Labor Ministry concerning huge retirement pensions of lawmakers.

18:01 31.07.2017

Russian citizen deported from U.S. gets 14 years for business partner’s murder

Russian national Gennady Gavrilets, who had been deported from the U.S after being on the run for 17 years, was sentenced to 14 years in prison for killing his business partner.

17:01 31.07.2017

Karelia’s Supreme Court upholds sentence in lake tragedy case

The Supreme Court of Russia’s Republic of Karelia upheld a three-year sentence given to ambulance paramedic Irina Shcherbakova, who had refused to notify rescue services about children drowning in the local lake Syamozero.

16:46 31.07.2017

Mitigation of sentence for alleged hacker Senakh is “unwarranted” - U.S. prosecutors

Prosecutors in the cyber fraud case against Russian citizen Maxim Senakh have reiterated their position seeking 4.5 years in prison for the defendant dismissing his arguments for mitigated sentence.

14:01 31.07.2017

London VTB subsidiary seeks bankruptcy for four Crimean energy companies

VTB Capital Plc, London’s subsidiary of VTB Group, has filed bankruptcy claims against four Simferopol energy producers with the Crimean Commercial Court.

10:58 31.07.2017

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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).

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