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Son of gold mining company founder arrested in absentia – Moscow court

Moscow's Tverskoy District Court has arrested in absentia Alexey Maslovsky, son of Pavel Maslovsky, the former director of gold mining company Petropavlovsk Plc.

17:39 08.07.2021

Spain extradites Russian businessman accused of $16 mln embezzlement

Spain has granted extradition of businessman Vladimir Kovalenko to Russia as part of a case over embezzlement over 1.2 billion rubles ($16 million) from the Moscow United Power Grid Company (MOESK)

16:06 08.07.2021

Moscow court refuses to return sanitary code breach case of Sobol to prosecutors

Moscow’s Preobrazhensky District Court on Thursday refused to return a case over abetting violation of sanitary norms at an unauthorized rally held in Moscow in winter against Lyubov Sobol, an ally of Alexey Navalny, to prosecution.

15:55 08.07.2021

Perm resident to appear before court in the case of the rehabilitation of Nazism

The Perm Regional Court is to consider a criminal case against Maxim Gusev, who posted a photo of the former head of the Cossack reserve of the German SS Andrey Shkuro, on the Immortal Regiment website.

14:44 08.07.2021

Russia’s Cabinet approves proposal to grant prosecutors right of legislative initiative

The Government Law-Making Commission has approved an initiative to empower prosecutors with the right to submit their bills to regional legislative assemblies.

13:25 08.07.2021

Community service of third defense witness in Efremov case replaced with fine

The Moscow City Court on Thursday replaced community service passed upon Andrey Gayev, the third defense witness in a case against actor Mikhail Efremov who had stated that the defendant had not driven his Jeep, with a fine of 50,000 rubles.

12:13 08.07.2021

Dispute between Bank Trust and ex-owner of Promsvyazbank suspended

The Moscow Commercial Court has suspended proceedings for the application of National Bank Trust seeking to include a debt of ex-owner of Promsvyazbank Dmitry Ananyev worth over 113 billion rubles in the creditors’ list.

11:00 08.07.2021

Bankruptcy proceedings against VIM Airlines extended again

The Tatarstan Commercial Court has once more extended bankruptcy proceedings against VIM Airlines for six months.

10:43 08.07.2021

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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