Trial & Litigation

Finance Ministry's $450mln lawsuit against trawler company dismissed

The Moscow District Federal Commercial Court confirmed the dismissal of the lawsuit by the Finance Ministry to recover $450.25 million from Murmansk Trawler Fleet.

11:55 19.03.2012

Bashneft and LUKOIL suspected of collusion at oil market

Russian top ten oil company Bashneft is suspected of colluding with LUKOIL and illegally obtaining a license for the Trebs and Titov oil fields.

10:50 19.03.2012

Opposition files defamation suit against television channel

NTV channel faces a defamation lawsuit over its coverage of protest actions against the authorities.

10:18 19.03.2012

Commercial Litigation Weekly Calendar (March 19 - 23)

09:48 19.03.2012

Vacheron Constantin brand registration for offshore company to be heard in April

The Supreme Commercial Court will hear on April 24 a court ruling on the lawfulness of the Federal Service for Intellectual Property, Patents and Trademarks' registration of the Vacheron Constantin brand for an offshore company.

18:22 16.03.2012

Court decision invalidating Yukos Capital's $100 mln loan appealed

The Eleventh Commercial Court of Appeals has registered an appeal against a court decision to invalidate loan contracts worth over $101.4 million signed between the Luxemburg-based Yukos Capital S.a.r.l. and Samaraneftegaz, a part of the Rosneft oil company.

18:11 16.03.2012

Organizer of illegal cashing scheme worth $2.4 billion detained

The police have detained and arrested Artyom Sisakyan, who is accused of illegal banking activity and illegally cashing $2.38 billion.

17:41 16.03.2012

Justice Ministry agrees to register Republican Party

After officially asking the Supreme Court to withdraw its petition to liquidate the Republican Party of Russia, the Justice Ministry will register the party once the appropriate procedural measures are taken.

17:21 16.03.2012

Russia requests Bank of Moscow head extradition from UK

The Prosecutor General's Office has submitted to the UK an inquiry on the extradition of former Bank of Moscow head Andrei Borodin.

16:55 16.03.2012

Action against watchdog on domain registration satisfied partially

The Ninth Commercial Court of Appeals has partially validated the antimonopoly watchdog's decision that Ru-Center broke the law while registering .rf domains.

16:06 16.03.2012

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