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Moscow court upholds detention of social-liberal party volunteer in 27 July riots case

The Moscow City Court on Wednesday upheld detention of a volunteer of the Russian social-liberal party Yabloko Valery Kostenok as part of a case over mass riots occurred in Moscow on July 27.

16:12 21.08.2019

Prosecutors seek to seize $85 mln assets from family of security colonel accused of bribery

Prosecutors have lodged with Moscow’s Golovinsky District Court a lawsuit to forfeit assets worth over 6.3 billion rubles (over $85 million) belonging to the relatives of the Federal Security Service’s (FSB) colonel Kirill Cherkalin charged with bribery to the state.

15:43 21.08.2019

House arrest of Rolf car dealer senior executive extended for 3 months

Moscow’s Basmanny District Court on Wednesday extended house arrest of Anatoly Kairo, the development department director of the major car dealer Rolf, until November 25pated.

13:44 21.08.2019

Commercial court suspends $4 bln claim against ex-Transaero CEO

The Commercial Court of St. Petersburg and Leningrad Region has suspended a 249-billion-ruble lawsuit (nearly $4 billion) against the former CEO of Transaero air carrier Alexander Burdin.

12:26 21.08.2019

Number of business impeding cases drops in 2019 – ombudsman Titov

The number of recorded criminal cases over obstruction of legal business activity in the first six months of 2019 decreased by one third as compared to the same period of the previous year, according to the press service of Russia’s business ombudsman Boris Titov.

10:59 21.08.2019

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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