Trial & Litigation

Watchdog to audit air carriers' pricing policy

In response to numerous passengers' complaints the Federal Antimonopoly Service contemplates auditing airlines' pricing policy.

09:54 11.03.2012

Anders Breivik officially charged with terrorism

Norwegian gunman Anders Behring Breivik has been officially charged with acts of terror over the 77 people he killed in twin attacks.

18:23 07.03.2012

Polish court upheld decision to extradite ex-prosecutor to Russia

The Krakow Appeals Court upheld on Wednesday the lower-court decision to extradite former Moscow Region Deputy Prosecutor Alexander Ignatenko to Russia.

17:43 07.03.2012

Sberbank's $29 mln claim included into shipbuilder's creditors' list

The St. Petersburg Commercial Court has included Sberbank's $29 million claim into the creditors' list of the Baltiysky Zavod shipbuilding company.

16:21 07.03.2012

Moscow court registers administrative cases against 125 protesters

A court in Moscow has received 125 administrative cases against the participants of a March 5 protest rally on Pushkin Square as of Wednesday.

15:52 07.03.2012

Real estate tycoon's $152 mln action against Moscow suspended

The Moscow Commercial Court has suspended its proceedings over the $152 million lawsuit filed by Shalva Chigirisky's ST Development against the Moscow government.

14:52 07.03.2012

$255 mln dispute between publishing houses postponed until April 19

14:17 07.03.2012

Silvinit minority shareholders appeal Uralkali merger in court

A Moscow court has registered lawsuits against the decision on the legality of Silvinit's merger with Uralkali, Russia's leading potassium fertilizer producer.

13:58 07.03.2012

St. Petersburg police releases most detainees after protest rally

The courts heard on Tuesday all cases of the unauthorized rally participants detained in central St. Petersburg on Monday, most of them have been released.

13:24 07.03.2012

$33 mln lawsuit against Berezovsky postponed until April 4

A Moscow court rescheduled for April 4 its hearing of the $33 million lawsuit filed against self-exiled oligarch Boris Berezovsky and his partner Yuli Dubov.

12:57 07.03.2012

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