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Detention of former co-owner of Russian troubled refinery charged with embezzlement upheld

The Moscow City Court has upheld detention of board chairman of New Stream oil and gas company and former co-owner of troubled Antipinsky refinery Dmitry Mazurov charged with a 1.8-billion ruble embezzlement until September 12.

19:23 29.07.2019

Opposition politician Yashin detained for 10 days for unauthorized rally

The Moscow Shcherbinsky District Court has detained a municipal deputy and former Moscow City Duma candidate Ilya Yahin for 10 days for organization of an unauthorized rally.

17:29 29.07.2019

Ex-financial director of Nota-bank convicted in $5.5 mln embezzlement case released

The Moscow City Court on Monday recalculated a sentence given to a former financial director of Nota-bank Galina Marchukova in a 350-million-ruble (about $5.5 million) embezzlement in accordance with new rules and freed her from custody.

16:52 29.07.2019

Suspected mediator in bribing Russian Pension Fund official to stay in detention

The Moscow City Court has upheld detention of the director of one of the departments of Technoserv Management company Alexey Kopeikin, a suspected mediator in a 4.4-million-ruble (about $70,000) bribery case against a deputy board chairman of the Russian Pension Fund Alexey Ivanov.

16:08 29.07.2019

Recovery of $2.6 mln from restaurateur convicted of tax evasion upheld

The Ninth Commercial Court of Appeals has upheld the recovery of almost 164 million rubles (about $2.6 million at current exchange rate) from the Tavern Taras Bulba restaurant chain owner Yury Beloivan convicted earlier of tax evasion.

11:46 29.07.2019

Appeal against recovery of $4.5 mln from lawyer as part of embezzlement put on hold

The Moscow Regional Commercial Court has left without action a cassation appeal of Chairman of Tretyakov & Partners law firm Igor Tretyakov involved in the Roscosmos embezzlement case against an order to recover over 308 million rubles ($4.5 million) till August 23.

10:30 29.07.2019

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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