Trial & Litigation

Police arrests suspect in renowned Chechen poet murder

Law enforcement authorities have arrested Mairbek Umayev, a Chechen charged with murdering well-known Chechen poet and public figure Ruslan Akhtakhanov.

09:50 15.03.2012

American adoptive mother wants apology from Russian ombudsman

Tory Ann Hansen, the adoptive mother of Artyom Savelyev, has sued Presidential Commissioner for Children's Rights Pavel Astakhov for criticizing her after she sent her adopted son back to Russia with a “refusal note”.

18:46 14.03.2012

Nokia, Samsung allegedly violate intellectual property rights in Russia

Russian record companies have refused to cooperate with Nokia and Samsung, accusing them of violating intellectual property law.

18:23 14.03.2012

Adidas trademark infringement case won't be reconsidered

The Supreme Commercial Court has refused to reconsider the court's decision to prohibit the Alba Corporation from using Adidas "three-stripe" trademark.

17:51 14.03.2012

Strabag's $31 mln action against insurers to be reviewed on March 20

The Moscow Commercial Court declared on Wednesday a recess until March 20 in hearing the Strabag AG construction company's lawsuit against three insurers to collect $31.2 million in indemnities.

17:37 14.03.2012

Prosecutor's office seeks to declare Jehovah's Witnesses leaflets extremist

The Kursk Regional Court has started considering the prosecutor's office petition to declare five Jehovah's Witnesses religious leaflets extremist.

16:53 14.03.2012

Police to submit investigation on whistleblower to prosecutor's office

The police will continue to look into whistleblower Alexei Navalny, who was summoned on Wednesday alongside several other activists of the RosPil anti-corruption project.

16:03 14.03.2012

Lady Gaga's promoters launch counteraction against Russian TV channel

Two U.S. companies have filed counterclaims against the Russian TV Service to recover compensation for Lady Gaga failing to perform at the MUZ-TV music awards.

15:27 14.03.2012

Kiev ready to go to court if Moscow doesn't cut gas price

Ukraine is ready to go to international court if Russia refuses to revise its gas contracts, Dmitrij Svyatash, a Party of Regions MP.

15:13 14.03.2012

Vekselberg to file lawsuit over Rusal's statement

Billionaire Viktor Vekselberg plans to file a lawsuit regarding an official statement made by the Rusal aluminium producer after he resigned as the company's chairman of the board.

14:55 14.03.2012

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