Trial & Litigation

European Court of Human Rights hardly to charge fees

Will the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) start rendering its services for money? What are the reasons behind the court’s overload and the ways to deal with it? What difficulties does the ECHR face when interacting with national courts? ECHR Registrar, Erik Fribergh, spoke about these questions in an exclusive interview with the Russian Legal Information Agency (RAPSI).

12:05 07.05.2012

Proceedings in BP's $317k lawsuit against minority shareholder terminated

The Tyumen Regional Commercial Court terminated proceedings in BP Exploration Operating Company's $317,600 lawsuit against TNK-BP minority shareholder Andrei Prokhorov to compensate losses resulted from interim measures.

15:41 05.05.2012

NLMK disputes antimonopoly watchdog decision on inflated prices

Novolipetsk Steel and VIZ-Stal submitted an application to the Moscow Commercial Court that disputes a ruling by the antimonopoly service on inflating prices for electrical transformer steel for Russian transformer manufactures.

14:59 05.05.2012

JFC creditors' $270 mln claims to be considered on June 29

The St. Petersburg and Leningrad Region Commercial Court will hear claims filed by the Joint Fruit Company's creditors on June 29. The creditors want the court to include over $270 million in claims in the JFC schedule of debts.

14:29 05.05.2012

Lawsuit to recover 8mln from Renault subsidiary to be heard on May 24

The Samara Region Commercial Court put off until May 24 the hearing of Renault Samara's lawsuit to invalidate the decision on recovering from it $8.03 million in taxes.

13:33 05.05.2012

Court fines 26 proponents and opponents of Pussy Riot punk-gang

The Magistrate's court fined 26 proponents and opponents of the Pussy Riot punk-gang from $17 to $23 for holding a rally at the Moscow Tagansky district court.

12:47 05.05.2012

Billa's lawsuit to recover $13mln from its former CEO postponed

The Moscow Commercial Court dismissed a lawsuit by the supermarket chain Billa, part of Germany's REWE Group. The suit sought to recover $13.04 million in losses from its former CEO, Christian Harten.

12:17 05.05.2012

Shadow consultants sentenced to five years for trading State Duma seats

Shadow political consultants have been sentenced to five years in prison for trading MP seats in the State Duma.

11:23 05.05.2012

Moscow terrorist attack case to be tried

The criminal case against a suspect involved in central Moscow terrorist attack on New Year's Eve 2011 has been submitted to the court for consideration.

09:58 05.05.2012

Justice Ministry seeks to strip lawyer of license for sharia statements

The Justice Ministry's Main Directorate in Moscow has filed a petition with Moscow City Bar Association head Henri Reznik to strip Dagir Khasavov of his lawyer's license after he said in an interview that Russia should open a sharia court.

17:52 04.05.2012

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