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Lawsuit over bank shares belonging to Baring Vostok set for May 16

The Commercial Court of Amur Region will consider a suit filed by a minority Vostochny bank’s shareholder Finvision Holdings seeking to oblige the Cypriot firm Evison Holdings Limited, through which Baring Vostok and Russia Partners investment funds control over 50% of the financial organization’s stock, to execute a call option agreement.

17:24 18.04.2019

State Duma passes bill extending bailiffs’ interstate search powers

The State Duma, Russia’s lower house of parliament, passed a bill regulating powers of court bailiffs as concerns interstate search of people avoiding execution of judgments in the third and final reading on Thursday. ional wanted list but on the CIS interstate one as well into law.

16:00 18.04.2019

State Duma lawmakers move towards further extension of capital amnesty

The State Duma passed a package of bills extending the timeline for capital amnesty in Russia until March 1, 2020, in the first reading on Thursday.

14:48 18.04.2019

VIM Airlines seeks to collect $120,000 from 17 ex-company managers

A bankruptcy supervisor of VIM Airlines has filed claims to recover over 7.5 million rubles (about $120,000) of overpaid salary and compensation for employment agreement termination from 17 ex-managers of the air carrier.

13:59 18.04.2019

Russian MPs aim to protect children from harmful information in cinemas

The State Duma lawmakers adopted in the third and final reading on Thursday amendments protecting children from harmful information in cinemas.

12:59 18.04.2019

Mortgage holidays bill promoted in lower house of Russian parliament

The State Duma adopted a bill on mortgage holidays for Russian citizens found themselves in a tough life situation in a final third reading on Thursday.

11:27 18.04.2019

Moskalkova to ask U.S. to withdraw extradition request for Russian national Vinnik

Russia’s Human Rights Commissioner Tatiana Moskalkova, who is currently paying a visit to New York, would officially ask American authorities to withdraw a request for extradition of Alexander Vinnik jailed in Greece.

10:57 18.04.2019

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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).

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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.

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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.

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