Alleged Russian spy to remain detained in Latvia
Riga’s Vidzeme Court upheld on Wednesday the detention of Russian citizen Andrei Popko, suspected of espionage.
View ArticleRussian businessman Polonsky to remain in detention until October
The Moscow City Court on Wednesday upheld the detention of real estate tycoon Sergei Polonsky, who stands charged with large scale fraud.
View ArticleCypriot firm and Russian Finance Ministry may settle dispute over Crimean bonds
Cypriot company DRGN Ltd and the Russian Finance Ministry will negotiate an out of court settlement of a 142 million euro dispute regarding Crimea’s bond loan.
View ArticleRussia ready to contest property seizure abroad
Russia is ready to petition national courts regarding the seizure of property abroad if the affected Russian companies consider it necessary.
View ArticleRussian member of Ukraine’s Right Sector sentenced to 18 months
The Chernovsky District Court of Chita (Trans-Baikal Territory) has sentenced a local resident who joined the Right Sector, a Ukrainian organization banned in Russia, to 18 months in a penal colony.
View ArticleExecutive order on destroying banned food imports appealed in Russian Supreme...
The Consumer Rights Protection Association has filed an appeal with the Russian Supreme Court against the presidential executive order on economic measures to ensure security of the Russian Federation...
View ArticleRussian investigators open case on arms trafficking from EU
St. Petersburg investigators have opened a criminal case on arms trafficking from EU countries against employees of the local department of the Federal Penitentiary Service, the Special Rapid Response...
View ArticleInvestigation into Nemtsov murder extended until late November - lawyer
Investigation into the murder of Russian opposition politician Boris Nemtsov has been extended until November 28.
View ArticleFinnish company sues Gazprom subsidiary over gas prices
Finnish company Gasum Oy has filed a lawsuit with the Arbitration Institute of the Stockholm Chamber of Commerce against Gazprom Export, a subsidiary of Gazprom company, requesting a review of prices...
View ArticleChristian Louboutin sues four Russian companies for $170K
The Moscow Commercial Court has registered a lawsuit brought by the French fashion house Christian Louboutin against four Russian companies to collect 11 million rubles ($170,000).
View ArticleSupreme Court upholds decision to open case against fugitive Russian judge
Russia’s Supreme Court on Monday upheld a decision of the High Qualification Board of Judges to initiate legal proceedings against Moscow Commercial Court Judge Irina Baranova who is suspected of...
View ArticleOpposition activist Razvozzhayev appeals Federal Penitentiary Service actions
Defense for Russian opposition activist Leonid Razvozzhayev, who was sentenced to 4.5 years in prison for participation in 2012 rallies in central Moscow, filed an appeal against the Federal...
View ArticleAide to ex-defense minister Yevgeniya Vasilyeva applies for parole
Yevgenia Vasilyeva, an aide to former defense minister Anatoly Serdyukov, has filed an application to be released on parole.
View ArticleKhrunichev space center asks Defense Ministry for amicable agreement in $27.5...
The Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center, one of the country's leading space enterprises, has asked Russia’s Defense Ministry for and out-of-court settlement of its 1.8 billion ruble...
View ArticleEx-head of Russian penitentiary service to stay in jail until late September
The Moscow City Court on Tuesday upheld the detention of former head of Russia’s Federal Penitentiary Service (FSIN) Alexander Reimer who stands accused of embezzling 3 billion rubles (about $46...
View ArticleHIV positive Ukrainian allowed to stay in Russia
The Kirovsky District Court of St. Petersburg on Tuesday found invalid a Supervision of Consumer Protection and Welfare resolution that determined the status of an HIV positive Ukrainian national’s...
View ArticleNemtsov’s daughter appeals refusal to interview Chechen leader
The daughter of murdered politician Boris Nemtsov, Zhanna, has filed a complaint over the court’s to interview Ramzan Kadyrov, the head of Chechnya, and several other high-ranking officials from the...
View ArticleBashneft CEO Ural Rakhimov’s extradition hearing to take place this fall
An Austrian court will consider Russia’s request for the extradition of former Bashneft CEO Ural Rakhimov, who stands accused of embezzling over 210 billion rubles (about $3.2 billion), not earlier...
View ArticleAuchan contests Russian food safety agency’s complaints over products' quality
Retail giant Auchan has filed two lawsuits with the Moscow Commercial Court against resolutions of the Federal Service for Veterinary and Phytosanitary Supervision (Rosselkhoznadzor) resolutions...
View ArticleRussian lawyer gets almost 3 years in jail for defrauding clients
A lawyer in Bashkiria republic has been sentenced to 33 months in a penal colony for defrauding his clients.
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