Trial & Litigation

Bulgari sues Russian patent service over trademark protection

The Moscow Commercial Court will hear on March 20 the lawsuit filed by Italian Bulgari S.p.A. against the patent service seeking to cease legal protection of trademarks owned by Almaz-M.

15:07 02.03.2012

NLMK $184mln lawsuit against steel tycoon to be heard on March 27

The Moscow Commercial Court set March 27 to hold preliminary hearings into the lawsuit filed by the Novolipetsk Iron & Steel Corporation (NLMK) to recover $183.96 million from Maxi-Group founder Nikolai Maximov.

14:23 02.03.2012

Action on insurance for plane crash in Iraq to be heard on March 20

The Ninth Commercial Court of Appeals will hear on March 20 the appeal by British Gulf International Co. LTD against the court decision dismissing the recovery of $588,000 in insurance indemnity for 2008 air crash in Iraq from GUTA Insurance.

14:05 02.03.2012

Transport watchdog appeals Domodedovo airport security action dismissal

The Tenth Commercial Court of Appeals will hear on March 21 the transport watchdog's appeal against the court decision revoking its order to Domodedovo Airport to enhance security following the terrorist attack in January 2011.

13:39 02.03.2012

Complaint over using mosque image in Metro Cash & Carry advertising rejected

The Volga District Federal Commercial Court has held against the prosecutors' complaint against the refusal to ban Metro Cash & Carry from using Qolsharif Mosque image in its adverts.

13:23 02.03.2012

Philip Morris defends its right to trademark in Moscow court

International tobacco company Philip Morris went to court due to the patent watchdog's refusal to register its trademark because of its similarity with a trademark of another tobacco giant BAT Russia.

13:05 02.03.2012

Prosecutor's office warns against publishing voting results on election day

The Moscow prosecutor's office has warned a voting right protection organization to refrain from prematurely publishing the results of the presidential elections scheduled for March 4.

12:28 02.03.2012

Baltiysky Zavod's appeal against $14mln collection to be heard on March 22

The Thirteenth Commercial Appeals Court has postponed until March 22 its hearing of Baltiysky Zavod's lawsuit against the trial court decision to recover $14.06 million for Rosmorport for violating icebreakers delivery deadlines.

12:12 02.03.2012

Competition law breach by Federal Grid Company won't be reconsidered

The Supreme Commercial Court has refused to reconsider the court decision declaring the Federal Grid Company in breach of competition law.

11:44 02.03.2012

Russian suspect to testify over Litvinenko murder

Former KGB officer Dmitry Kovtun accused by the UK authorities of involvement in Alexander Litvinenko's death intends to testify in the case by videoconferencing.

10:21 02.03.2012

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