On March 15, 2012, the Presidium of the Russian Supreme Arbitration Court (SAC) heard the Aelita Software Corporation case, in which the corporation, having won a case against the tax authorities, sought to recover 2.89 million rubles from those authorities in legal costs for its representatives' fees. Sergey Pepeliaev...

A St. Petersburg court handed down its first conviction under the city's new anti-gay law on Friday, ordering a leading gay activist to pay a 5,000-ruble fine for his picket against the law. A St. Petersburg court handed down its first conviction under the city's new...

The European Court of Human Rights ruled that Russia did not uphold the rights of a conscript who died after being shot by a fellow soldier. The European Court of Human Rights has ordered Russia to pay 45,000 euros in compensation to the mother of a Russian conscript...

The Moscow Region Arbitration Court on Friday dismissed a lawsuit brought by Oblstroiuniversal against the Cadastral Chamber of the Moscow Region, a division of the Federal Service for State Registration, Cadastre and Cartography. The...

American Depositary Receipts of VimpelCom Ltd. closed down 16.27 percent Friday on the New York Stock Exchange as U.S. investors reacted after a Moscow court blocked payouts from its Russian unit in response to a disputed share purchase in the group by Norway's Telenor. American Depositary Receipts of VimpelCom Ltd. closed down 16.27 percent Friday on the New York Stock Exchange...

Responding to local residents’ complaints of filth and an unsafe environment for children, a Moscow court ordered police to do something about a protesters’ camp in a Chistiye Prudy park on Tuesday. Responding to local residents’ complaints of filth and an unsafe environment for children, a Moscow court ordered police to do something about...

For the past decade, Internet Protocol protection has remained a perpetual brainteaser for IP owners and their lawyers all over the world. Further complicating matters, neither courts, law enforcement agencies nor even lawmakers have elaborated a uniform approach to the matter. Yana Brutman Senior Associate TM Defence Legal Services For the past decade, Internet Protocol protection has remained a perpetual brainteaser for...

... to the WTO, however, has already resulted in important steps to more effectively enforce intellectual property rights, said Michael Malloy, head of the intellectual property and technology practice at DLA Piper in Russia. Most notably, a specialized court to be established by February 2013 will hear intellectual property cases in Russia. The State Duma amended federal legislation to create the court late last year. U.S. demands for better enforcement of intellectual property rights made during WTO...

A Muslim lawyer has gone into hiding amid threats and a barrage of criticism after he publicly demanded the creation of Sharia courts in the country. A Muslim lawyer has gone into hiding amid threats and a barrage of criticism after he publicly demanded the creation of Sharia courts in the country. Dagir Khasavov canceled an interview with Ekho Moskvy and went to an undisclosed...

... has failed to show up at any of the hearings. She has hired three separate Tennessee lawyers to represent her, but the last one has been granted permission to leave the case, said Larry Crain, a lawyer for the adoption agency. She did, however, hire a court reporter to attend the hearing. Hansen filed a lawsuit last month in a California court against representatives of a Russian orphanage, saying the Russian Supreme Court annulled the adoption. "In doing so, it denied defendants the ability...

Giving with one hand and taking with the other, Moscow authorities have given historic preservationists both a court decision and a new restoration program to celebrate — but battles are appearing on the horizon over the building of kindergartens. Giving with one hand and taking with the other, Moscow authorities have given historic...

Last week, lawyer Dagir Khasavov — who serves as an adviser to Federation Council Senator Valentina Petrenko, a member of the All-Russia People's Front — called for the creation of Sharia courts in Russia and promised to "fill the city with blood" if it does not happen. He also called for Russia's entry into the future caliphate. Last week, lawyer Dagir Khasavov — who serves as an...

A Moscow court on Monday finally ordered the release of seized property that belonged to former-Yukos vice president Vasily Alexanyan, who died last October long after charges against him had been dropped. A Moscow court on Monday finally...

KIEV — A Ukrainian court has postponed hearing former Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko's appeal of her conviction and seven-year sentence for abusing her powers in signing a gas deal with Russia. Prosecutors argued that the appeal should be postponed because Tymoshenko is...

... been known to the legal world both in common and civil law countries for many years but have yet not been properly materialized in Russian realities. The amendments suggest a more vigorous contractual freedom, fewer imperative norms and wider room for court judgments. In line with proprietary interests and law of contract, the new Civil Code provides for greater distinction of corporate rights, attempting to ensure their better protection in complex shareholder and alike arrangements. So there will...

... the context of an M&A deal is questionable. However, this willingness of local market players to adjust Russian M&A transaction practices to international standards will hopefully have a positive impact on the further development of Russian law and court practice in this area. Certain steps have already been taken to introduce basic international M&A legal concepts into Russian law. Shareholders agreements were introduced into Russian corporate law a couple years ago. This was done in an effort...

... area of the former camp centered around a statue of Kazakh poet Abai Qunanbayuli. Sanitation workers cleared the area of litter and sprayed down the statue of Qunanbayuli, whose first name gave the movement its unofficial name, Occupy Abai. Basmanny Court on Tuesday ordered the camp at Chistiye Prudy closed in response to a lawsuit by residents of the area around the former camp who complained of inaction by authorities. (Related article: Court Orders Protest Camp Dismantled ) Leader of the liberal...

... parties to the agreement), representations and warranties given by the seller with respect to the shares/assets sold, etc.; English law allows the parties in the transaction to execute flexible and transparent shareholders agreements; Finally, the English court system is widely regarded as more effective than the Russian equivalent. The latter argument is one of the strongest and is frequently used both by investors doing M&A deals and foreign advisers working on English law issues. Yet, the question arises:...

A court in Sevastopol, Ukraine has acquitted a Russian defense contractor on espionage charges after he spent two-and-a-half years in prison for buying a piece of outdated Soviet equipment from Ukrainian partners. A court in Sevastopol, Ukraine has acquitted...

A leading opposition group in Armenia said parliamentary elections won by the president’s party had been tarnished by fraud and vowed to ask a top court to overturn the results. YEREVAN, Armenia — A leading opposition group in Armenia said parliamentary elections won by the president’s party had been tarnished by fraud and vowed to ask a top court to overturn the results. About 5,000...