Trial & Litigation

Police prevented more than 2,200 bribe cases

The police have prevented over 2,200 bribes in January-February, which is 20 percent of the entire figure for 2011.

14:49 15.03.2012

Opposition leader fined $34 for violations at rally

The Tverskoy Magistrates Court in Moscow fined on Thursday opposition leader Alexei Navalny about $34 for breaching rally regulations on Pushkin Square on March 5.

14:35 15.03.2012

Ford subsidiary challenges judgment over defective car sale

The Ninth Commercial Court of Appeals has registered the Russian Ford subsidiary's appeal against a lower-court judgment to collect $57,600 for selling a car defective in design.

14:14 15.03.2012

Russian billionaire sued over $88 mln apartment purchase in New York

Russian billionaire Dmitry Rybolovlev's wife has sued him over his $88 million purchase of a penthouse in downtown New York.

13:57 15.03.2012

Leading Russian insurer obligated to open contracts to shareholders

The Supreme Commercial Court has dismissed Ingosstrakh's appeal to suspend a court ruling forcing the company to submit interested-party contracts to its minority shareholders, who jointly own a 38.5 percent stake in the company.

13:44 15.03.2012

Charges brought against Bank of Moscow subsidiaries management

Investigators brought charges against two top managers of the Bank of Moscow subsidiaries and ruled to prosecute former ban's president Andrei Borodin and his deputy Dmitry Akulinin as defendants in the case.

13:20 15.03.2012

Phone network contests mobile provider's victory over watchdog

The Ninth Commercial Court of Appeals registered an appeal filed by the Moscow City Telephone Network against court decisions invalidating the watchdogs resolution to declare Megafon mobile services provider in breach of competition law.

12:44 15.03.2012

Senator's aide detained on suspicion of $4.5 mln fraud

Federal Security Service officers have detained two individuals in an attempt to defraud a businessman of $4.5 million. A criminal case has been opened on fraud charge against the suspects.

12:23 15.03.2012

Over 21,000 complaints registered against financial organizations in 2011

The Federal Service for the Oversight of Consumer Protection and Welfare registered over 21,000 complaints against financial organizations in 2011.

11:02 15.03.2012

Major insurer to pay $3.7mln in dispute with Federal Grid

The Moscow District Federal Commercial Court validated the recovery of $3.68 million in insurance compensation from Alfastrakhovaniye in favor of the Federal Grid Company of Unified Energy System.

10:31 15.03.2012

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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