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Moscow woman gets suspended sentence for clashing with court bailiffs

Moscow’s Preobrazhensky District Court has passed a 1-year suspended sentence upon a 52-year woman living in Moscow for clashing with bailiffs in the Moscow City Court.

17:07 14.04.2020

House arrest of Yugra bank majority stockholder extended for 3 months

The Moscow City Court on Tuesday extended house arrest of the majority stockholder of Yugra bank Alexey Khotin charged with embezzling 7.5 billion rubles from the credit organization until July 18.

16:50 14.04.2020

Rally order breaches case of Russian activist postponed until April 16

The Moscow City Court has postponed the hearing of an appeal against a 4-year sentence of activist Konstantin Kotov for repeated violations of a rally holding order until April 16.

12:48 14.04.2020

Russian Authors’ Society ex-head to stand $10 million embezzlement trial

Moscow’s Presnensky District Court will consider a 730 million-ruble (about $10 million) embezzlement case against ex-Director General of the Russian Authors’ Society (RAO) Sergey Fedotov.

10:52 14.04.2020

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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).

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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.

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Soldiers jailed for killing US journalist Russell Bentley

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