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Ex-attorney Dobrovinsky challenges disbarment

Ex-attorney Alexander Dobrovinsky had filed an appeal against the Moscow Bar Association’s decision on his disbarment.

17:25 03.12.2020

Vice President of Russia’s Federal Chamber of Lawyers reports less searches in law offices

Such systemic problems as unjustified summons of lawyers for questioning and searches in law offices have been practically settled over the last few decades, according to Vice President of Russia’s Federal Chamber of Lawyers Genri Reznik.

16:54 03.12.2020

Over 7,000 cases of interference with attorneys’ work recorded in Russia in 16 years

Over 7,000 cases of interference with the attorneys’ work have been registered in the last 16 years, according to President of Russia’s Federal Chamber of Lawyers Yury Pilipenko.

13:48 03.12.2020

Russia’s Human Rights Council member urges blocking of live broadcasts of violent content

Bloggers broadcasting in real time incidents involving harassment of people need to be prosecuted, and such content is to be blocked immediately, Deputy Chair of the Presidential Council for Human Rights Irina Kirkora believes.

12:05 03.12.2020

Investigators urge arrest of four in case over Russian pilot’s death in Syria in absentia

Investigators petitioned the Basmanny District Court of Moscow to issue an arrest warrant in absentia for four members of Jabhat al-Nusra terrorist organization banned in Russia, who had been allegedly involved in the death of Russian pilot Roman Filipov in Syria in 2018.

11:13 03.12.2020

Ex-official of Russia’s Air Transport Agency gets 8.5 years for $53K bribery

Moscow’s Cheremushkinsky District Court has sentenced Yury Malyshev, a former deputy chief of the Federal Air Transport Agency’s (Rosaviation), to 8.5 years in high-security prison for receiving more than 4 million rubles ($53,000) in bribes.

10:59 03.12.2020

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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).

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