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Moscow court seizes property of deceased ex-MP Voronenkov

The Basmanny District Court of Moscow has seized property belonging to deceased ex-communist lawmaker Denis Voronenkov.

21:58 01.08.2017

Spanish court rules to extradite Russian programmer Lisov to U.S.

Spain’s National High Court ruled on Tuesday to extradite Russian programmer Stanislav Lisov, suspected of developing NeverQuest malware.

17:04 01.08.2017

Carlo Pazolini ordered to pay offshore company $11 mln and €8.4 mln

The Moscow Commercial Court has collected $11 million and €8.4 million jointly from Carlo Pazolini Trade Ltd., Carlo Pazolini (Switzerland) SA., and Carlo Pazolini Participations in favor of NPL. Invest Ltd., a company registered in the British Virgin Islands.

16:50 01.08.2017

Russian Supreme Court upholds imam’s sentence for justifying terrorism

The Supreme Court of Russia on Tuesday upheld a 3-year prison sentence given to Moscow imam Makhmud Velitov for justifying terrorism.

16:08 01.08.2017

Criminal case launched after shooting in Moscow Regional Court

Russian investigators have launched a criminal case after shooting that occurred earlier today in the building of the Moscow Regional Court.

15:59 01.08.2017

Russian patent agency cancels registration of brand on request of General Electric

A structure of the Russian patent agency Rospatent has granted an appeal of a major U.S. corporation General Electric Company seeking to cancel legal protection of a trademark containing “GE” element in the name.

11:24 01.08.2017

Renova Group’s managers put under house arrest as part of bribery case

Moscow’s Basmanny District Court has changed a restrictive measure of Yevgeny Olkhovik, a co-owner of top Russian group of companies Renova and Boris Vaynzikher, CEO of Renova’s subsidiary, T Plus Company, from detention to house arrest.

10:31 01.08.2017

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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