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Arrest of wanted defendant in surrogacy kids trade case in absentia upheld

The Moscow City Court on Wednesday upheld a lower court’s decision to issue an arrest warrant in absentia for Konstantin Svitnev, a defendant in a case over trafficking of surrogate mothers’ children.

18:06 09.12.2020

Anatomic pathologist of Moscow hospital put under house arrest in bribery case

Moscow’s Presnensky District Court on Wednesday placed chief of the Botkin Hospital’s department of morbid anatomy Oksana Paklina under house arrest in a case over bribetaking until February 7, 2021.

16:37 09.12.2020

Businessman known for battles with IKEA gets 10 years for tax evasion, fraud attempt

A court in the Moscow Region’s town of Solnechnogorsk on Wednesday sentenced businessman Konstantin Ponomarev known for his legal battles with IKEA to 10 years and 2 months in penal colony for attempted fraud and tax evasion.

15:53 09.12.2020

Bankruptcy procedure against ex-CEO of prominent construction firm completed

The Omsk Regional Commercial Court has completed bankruptcy proceedings against ex-CEO of Mostovik construction firm Oleg Shishov.

12:01 09.12.2020

Yandex fined $2,000 for inappropriate abortion advertising

The Moscow Directorate of Russia’s Federal Antimonopoly Service (FAS) has fined Yandex company 150,000 rubles ($2,000) for distribution of inappropriate abortion advertising.

11:20 09.12.2020

Ex-chief accountant of Transaero jailed for 7 years in $7.5 mln embezzlement case

Moscow’s Savelovsky District Court has sentenced a former chief accountant of Transaero air carrier Andrey Kovalev to 7 years in penal colony for accessory in embezzlement of more than 556 million rubles ($7.5 million).

10:48 09.12.2020

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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