Trial & Litigation

Copyright breach action against MTV to be heard on May 16

The Moscow Commercial Court has suspended until May 16 its hearing of the Lavina Concert agency's $3,000 lawsuit against MTV for violating its rights to a Viktor Tsoy song.

14:59 26.03.2012

Convicted banker seeks $612k from government corporation

Former banker Alexei Frenkel has sued the state-run Deposit Insurance Agency and the Investigative Committee for $612,000.

14:37 26.03.2012

VEB deputy chairman challenges criminal proceedings

Counsel for Foreign Economic Activity Bank Deputy Chairman Anatoly Ballo has appealed for the reversal of the decision to open a criminal case against his client.

14:13 26.03.2012

Russian Authors Society $19mln tax dispute to be heard on May 14

The Moscow Commercial Court has postponed until May 14 the Russian Authors Society's application to cancel the tax inspectorate's decision to charge it additional $18.8 million in tax debt.

13:58 26.03.2012

Police uncovers multi-billion dollar cash-out scheme in Moscow

The police detained underground bankers suspected of laundering money for an organized criminal group, their annual turnover exceeded $3.07 billion.

13:40 26.03.2012

Lawsuit against LUKOIL - Conoco Phillips joint venture suspended until April 19

The Arkhangelsk Region Commercial Court suspended until April 19 its hearing of the environmental watchdog's $16.5 million lawsuit against Naryanmarneftegaz, a joint venture of Russia's LUKOIL oil company and U.S.-based Conoco Phillips.

13:16 26.03.2012

Major shipyard to pay $14mln in penalties for contractual obligations breach

The Thirteenth Commercial Court of Appeals upheld the decision awarding the state-run Rosmorport company $14 million in suit against the Baltiysky Zavod shipyard.

12:46 26.03.2012

Aeroflot ready to settle dispute on 30-hour flight delay in US

Almost all Russians, who submitted lawsuits to a U.S. court over a 30-hour flight delay in 2010, agreed to settle the dispute out of court.

12:28 26.03.2012

Defense Ministry's top officials probed for organizing illegal landfill

The environmental damage is estimated at 13 billion rubles ($442 million).

11:17 26.03.2012

Administrative arrest to be regulated by federal law

The State Duma has adopted amendments in the first reading pursuant to which an administrative arrest will be regulated by a federal law for the first time in Russia.

10:59 26.03.2012

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