Trial & Litigation

Navalny again appeals ruling in defamation dispute with Crimean meat plant

Russian opposition blogger Alexey Navalny has filed a cassation appeal against the commercial court’s order to remove and refute information on the Crimean meat processing plant Druzhba Narodov distributed by him.

17:22 01.10.2019

Moscow court says motor insurer to pay $125,000 to footballer Smolov

Moscow's Nikulinsky District Court has ruled that Alfastrakhovanie company is to pay just over 8 million rubles (about $125,000) to Moscow Lokomotiv FC forward Fedor Smolov to meet his claim seeking compensation of the costs of overhaul of the footballer's BMW vehicle.

15:25 01.10.2019

Probe opened into deadly attack against Moscow investigator

A criminal case was opened Tuesday after a Moscow investigator was killed in the Investigative Committee’s building.

14:27 01.10.2019

Friend of Kokorin and Mamayev denied parole

A court in Russia’s Bryansk Region has rejected a motion filed by children’s football coach Alexander Protasovitsky seeking release on parole.

13:43 01.10.2019

Russia’s human rights body seeks to declare businessman Ponomarev’s sentence illegal

The Presidential Council for Human Rights has demanded to declare the 8-year prison sentence given to businessman Konstantin Ponomarev, known for his dispute with IKEA over rented diesel generators, for false denunciation illegal.

11:57 01.10.2019

Moscow court upholds seizure of € 127 mln linked to detained ex-minister Abyzov

The Moscow City Court has upheld seizure of 127 million euros as part of a case against ex-Minister for Open Government affairs Mikhail Abyzov charged with a 4-billion-ruble ($62 million) embezzlement.

10:56 01.10.2019

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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