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Cypriot company demands over $75 million from Summa Group subsidiary

The Cypriot firm Bronstel Consultants Limited has filed a 4.9-billion-ruble claim (over $75 million) against Global Electro Service, a subsidiary of Summa Group, with the Moscow Commercial Court.

17:41 29.03.2019

Ombudsman to check validity of lodging organized crime charges against businessmen

Moscow’s business ombudsman Tatiana Mineyeva intends to request the police for statistics of economic crime cases with defendants being additionally accused of organizing a criminal gang.

16:13 29.03.2019

Woman convicted of stealing millions for Church of Scientology to stand one more trial

Ekaterina Zaborskikh, who had been already two times convicted of embezzling millions of rubles from real estate investors and transferring the money to the Church of Scientology Moscow, will go on the third trial on similar charges.

15:38 29.03.2019

Former Russian MP challenges law protecting authority from online insults in court

Ex-lawmaker of the State Duma Dmitry Gudkov has asked the Supreme Court of Russia to disable the law on blocking of websites containing defamatory information insulting Russia's society, state symbols and state bodies.

15:15 29.03.2019

Moscow court to examine ex-Turkey envoy’s speech as part of Zhirinovsky defamation suit

Moscow’s Ostankinsky District Court will examine records of a news conference of the former Turkish envoy to the U.S. Nuzhet Kandemir concerning deportation of Vladimir Zhirinovsky from Turkey in 1969 as part of the MP’s defamation dispute with a journalist of the Financial Times (FT).

14:41 29.03.2019

ECHR to proceed with Russian opposition politician’s complaint over rally ban

The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) has accepted an application lodged by Russian opposition politician Sergey Udaltsov over a ban on participation in public meetings for hearing.

13:19 29.03.2019

Former Russian minister charged with $62 mln embezzlement appeals against detention

Ex-Russian Minister for Open Government affairs Mikhail Abyzov, who stands charged with 4-billion-ruble ($62 million) embezzlement and organizing a gang, has filed an appeal against his detention.

11:29 29.03.2019

Ex-Khabarovsk Region governor denied $232k bail in Rosneft embezzlement case

Moscow’s Basmanny District Court has denied a 15-million-ruble ($232,000) bail to ex-governor of Russia’s Khabarovsk Region Victor Ishayev over alleged embezzlement of monetary funds from Rosneft oil company.

10:08 29.03.2019

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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