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Presidential council delivers YUKOS case analysis to Dmitry Medvedev

Head of the Presidential Council for Civil Society and Human Rights Mikhail Fedotov on Tuesday handed over to President Dmitry Medvedev a report on the analysis of the second YUKOS case.

18:00 27.12.2011

Federation Council to ask Constitutional Court if senators can be directly elected

The Federation Council is contemplating inquiring at the Constitutional Court to clarify if the Constitution allows direct elections of senators.

17:30 27.12.2011

Troika Dialog appeals $4.8 mln award to pension fund

A court has registered an appeal filed by Troika Dialog, one of Russia's top investment companies, against a court's decision to recover from it $4.8 million in favor of a non-governmental pension fund.

17:22 27.12.2011

Appeal against opposition leader's arrest postponed until January 7

A court has adjourned until January 7 its hearing of an appeal filed by opposition leader Sergei Udaltsov against his administrative arrest.

16:53 27.12.2011

Ponzi scheme head sentenced to 8 years in prison for $640k fraud

A court sentenced a resident of Sochi to 8 years in prison for organizing a Ponzi scheme and stealing over $640,480 from local residents.

16:27 27.12.2011

Court denies $3 mln recovery from former airline CEO

The court has dismissed the lawsuit filed by Domodedovo Airport's Commercial Agency to make former Samara Airline chief Evgeny Kirsanov incur joint and several liability in the amount of $3 million.

16:07 27.12.2011

Music performance royalties to increase to 2-3% by 2015

The All-Russian non-governmental organization the Russian Authors' Society (RAO) has decided to increase the authors fee for performance of their music on radio to 2%-3% by 2015.

15:50 27.12.2011

Putin: State Duma elections results cannot be revised

rime Minister Vladimir Putin has stated that the results of the State Duma elections cannot be revised.

15:32 27.12.2011

Pension Fund's regional head sentenced to ten years in prison for large-scale bribery

A court on Tuesday sentenced a local head of the Pension Fund of Russia to ten years in prison for large-scale bribery.

14:53 27.12.2011

Court rules against Gazprombank in $104 mln suit against Far Eastern steelworks

A court has ruled against Gazprombank in its $104 million lawsuit against a Far Eastern steel manufacturer.

14:28 27.12.2011

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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