Trial & Litigation

Two lawsuits against Pussy Riot to be considered on September 6

A district court in Moscow will hold the preliminary hearings into two lawsuits against Pussy Riot members over their "punk prayer" in the Christ the Savior Cathedral on September 6. Both claims are for pain and suffering.

14:24 22.08.2012

Russian bank sues former shareholder over claims of shares theft

The Russian Financial Alliance bank is determined to file a defamation lawsuit against its former shareholder Igor Desyatnikov, who claims that his stock had been stolen.

13:46 22.08.2012

Detentions extended for suspects in Moscow airport bombing case

The Moscow Regional Court has extended the arrest of the alleged organizers of the terrorist attack at Moscow’s Domodedovo airport by six months.

12:53 22.08.2012

German banknote printer sues Russian MF for patent infringement

Giesecke & Devrient GmbH (G&D), which specializes in printing banknotes, has sued the Russian Finance Ministry and Goznak, the Moscow Mint, for 429,000 Euros, claiming that they unlawfully use patent protected technologies.

11:32 22.08.2012

RAPSI to host live coverage of Breivik verdict

RAPSI will host live text coverage of the verdict expected to be handed down Friday against confessed mass killer Anders Behring Breivik. The 33-year-old Norwegian has admitted to having killed 77 people by way of twin attacks carried out in Oslo and on nearby Utoya Island on July 22, 2011.

10:26 22.08.2012

Pussy Riot set to appeal sentence next week

The defense team will appeal the two-year prison sentence for members of punk group Pussy Riot next week, lawyer Nikolai Polozov told the Russian Legal Information Agency (RAPSI) on Tuesday.

18:32 21.08.2012

Russia calls out Latvian FM for statement on Pussy Riot case

The Russian embassy in Latvia referred to a statement made recently by the country's foreign minister in connection with the Pussy Riot case as an interference in Russia's internal affairs and an attempt to politicize a trivial criminal case.

17:19 21.08.2012

ECHR prioritizes Putin assassination attempt case

The European Court of Human Rights will hear on a priority basis the application filed by Adam Osmayev, who is suspected of attempting to assassinate Russian President Vladimir Putin.

16:53 21.08.2012

Russian lawmaker contests protest warning

Russian State Duma lawmaker Dmitry Gudkov has filed a claim with the court to invalidate a warning issued to him by the prosecutor's office for participating in the protest action in central Moscow on May 6.

16:24 21.08.2012

Dispute over Defense Ministry's bank orders to be handled on August 29

The Moscow Commercial Court will hear on August 29 the Defense Ministrys appeal against the antitrust watchdogs decision that it broke competition law.

15:48 21.08.2012

Top news

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