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Russian court not to procced with Kalashnikov Concern’s lawsuit against French firm

The Commercial Court of the Udmurt Republic has ruled not to proceed with a trademark infringement lawsuit filed by the firearms producer Kalashnikov Concern against French company Cybergun.

17:31 05.03.2018

Businessman released from detention after ombudsman’s intervention

Businessman Yevgeny Petrachenko, 72, who stands charged with not paying salaries to his employees, has been released from a detention center in St. Petersburg and put under house arrest after intervention of Russia’s business ombudsman Boris Titov.

15:59 05.03.2018

Russian court to review Navalny’s appeal against restricted access to his website

The Krasnodar Regional Court will review an appeal against a lower court’s ruling to restrict access to the website of the Anti-Corruption Foundation’s head Alexey Navalny, on March 27.

12:47 05.03.2018

Russian antimonopoly watchdog opens case against two top mobile operators

The Federal Antimonopoly Service (FAS) has launched a case against two Russian top mobile operators MTS and MegaFon over failure to remedy roaming violations.

11:43 05.03.2018

Bankruptcy claim against Yashma co-owner Mavlyanov reaches court

Yury Burlyak, property manager for the co-owner of Yashma group Igor Mavlyanov, has asked the Voronezh Region Commercial Court to declare the entrepreneur bankrupt.

10:56 05.03.2018

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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