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Court holds against Tissot AG in trademark infringement suit

A court has held against a trademark infringement lawsuit filed by the Swiss Tissot AG watch manufacturer against Holmrook Limited.

18:05 06.12.2011

Decision to award football club $3.63 mln final

A court shelved a construction company's appeal against the recovery of $3.63 million from the firm in favor of PFC CSKA Moscow

17:34 06.12.2011

Medvedev signs business partnership legislation

President Dmitry Medvedev has signed a federal law on the establishment of business partnerships, the Kremlin reported on Tuesday.

17:12 06.12.2011

Opposition rally leader sentenced to 15 days in detention

The 307th Magistrates Office on Tuesday sentenced opposition rally leader Ilya Yashin, who was detained on Monday in central Moscow, to 15 days in detention for disobeying a police officer.

16:40 06.12.2011

Publication appeals dismissal of suit for distribution of film about Khodorkovsky

Pravda.Ru has appealed the dismissal of its lawsuit against Yandex for distributing Andrey Karaulov's film "Khodorkovsky. Pipes/Corpses".

16:09 06.12.2011

Financial markets service files second appeal in dispute with MMC Norilsk Nickel

The Supreme Commercial Court has registered a second petition to reconsider lower-court cancellations of the financial markets watchdogs order issued to MMC Norilsk Nickel.

15:51 06.12.2011

Supreme Court chairman supports simplified sentencing procedure

Supreme Court Chairman Vyacheslav Lebedev has supported the idea of simplifying the sentencing procedure.

15:07 06.12.2011

Heineken wins trademark infringement lawsuit

An appeals court has held for a $6,500 trademark infringement lawsuit filed by the Heineken Ceska republika brewery against Elitvoda.ru

14:53 06.12.2011

Bankruptcy administrators to get more power to search for debtors' assets

The Ministry of Economic Development proposed to extend the authorities of bankruptcy administrators on searching assets of debtors, that could be intentionally withdrawn from a company on the verge of bankruptcy.

14:34 06.12.2011

Medvedev signs law on supreme examining board for judges

President Dmitry Medvedev has signed a law establishing a supreme examining board for judges and procedure for electing its board members, the Kremlin reported on Tuesday.

14:14 06.12.2011

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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