Trial & Litigation

Mezhprombank client appeals refusal to recognize his $3bln claims

The Supreme Commercial Court registered a request filed by Mezhprombank depositor Sergei Yarlominski for the reconsideration of court decisions refusing to include his $3.11bln claims in the bank's schedule of creditors.

13:46 11.03.2012

Russian migrant to be sentenced for fraud on March 16

The U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York has rescheduled to March 16 the sentencing of Russian national Nikolai Garifulin charged with stealing $3 million from bank accounts.

13:27 11.03.2012

Nutritek challenges $13.6 mln award for UniCredit Bank

The Nutritek food company has appealed against the Moscow Commercial Court's January judgment to collect $13.6 million in loan debt from Nutritek for UniCredit Bank.

13:05 11.03.2012

Neocorp Inc hits Tele2 Russia with $93 mln action

The Moscow Commercial Court has registered a lawsuit by Neocorp Inc, owning telecommunication assets in the CIS, to recover $92.8 million from Tele2 Russia.

12:45 11.03.2012

Aeroflot's defamation lawsuit against major newspaper accepted by court

The Moscow Commercial Court registered the defamation lawsuit by Aeroflot, Russia's largest airline, against the Izvestia newspaper.

12:30 11.03.2012

Western countries do not answer inquiries - investigative department

Some Western countries fail to respond to international requests made by the Interior Ministry's investigative department as part of the criminal cases probed in Russia.

12:07 11.03.2012

Bank of Moscow's action to recover $39mln to be heard on May 18

The Moscow Commercial Court set May 18 to hold primary hearings of a lawsuit by the Bank of Moscow to recover $39.4 million in credit debt from the Strakhovaya Gruppa insurance company.

11:37 11.03.2012

Former MP given eight years in jail contests sentence

Former State Duma Deputy Mikhail Glushchenko, sentenced to eight years in prison for extortion by a St. Petersburg court in early March, has contested the sentence.

11:17 11.03.2012

Opposition leader charged with disobedience to police

Once again the police detained opposition leader Sergei Udaltsov this weekend for disobedience to the police after a protest rally in central Moscow.

10:56 11.03.2012

Russian ex-MMA fighter Viacheslav Datsik goes on trial

A St. Petersburg court will start hearing the criminal case against Vyacheslav Datsik, a nationalist and a former kickboxer, on March 15. Datsik, who goes by the nickname "Ginger Tarzan," is accused of violent robbery and arson of a church.

10:18 11.03.2012

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