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Owner of burnt-out Kemerovo mall ordered to pay $1.5 mln on businessman’s claim

The Tomsk Regional Commercial Court has ordered recovery of 101.5 million rubles ($1.5 million) from Kemerovo confectionery factory, the majority owner of Zimnyaya Vishnya (Winter Cherry) shopping mall that became a site of deadly fire in March 2018, in favor of a claimant, businessman Nikolay Babkin.

17:14 12.12.2018

Ex-head of Bryansk Region’s attorney chamber to go on trial on bribery charges

The Sovetsky District Court of Bryansk will hear a criminal case against the former president of the regional chamber of lawyers charged with unlawfully obtaining assets for assistance with providing a person with an attorney status.

15:20 12.12.2018

Russia’s Central Bank seeks to forcefully liquidate UM-Bank

The Central Bank of Russia has filed a motion with the Moscow Commercial Court seeking forceful liquidation of UM-Bank.

13:35 12.12.2018

Russian Intellectual Property Court recovers $6 million from M-Factor company

Russia’s Intellectual Property Court (IP Court) has upheld a ruling of a lower court recovering 397 million rubles (about $6 million) from M-Factor company in favor of the Russian Union of Right Holders.

10:59 12.12.2018

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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