Trial & Litigation

Bhagavad Gita case perplex scientists

Experts and scientists gathering at the all-Russian conference "Bhagavad Gita in history and modern society" at the Tomsk University said they were perplexed over the prosecutor's office's lawsuit seeking to declare "Bhagavad Gita as It Is" commentary extremist.

11:48 24.02.2012

Resort's lawsuit against Siberian energy grid postponed until March 2

The commercial court has postponed until March 2 its hearing of a lawsuit filed by the Gazprom-built Altai resort against a major Siberian grid company.

10:50 24.02.2012

U.S. mother who sent adoptive son back to Moscow summoned to court on Mar.7

A judge summoned Torry Ann Hansen to the court on March 7 after she ignored previous summons.

10:27 24.02.2012

Estonia arrests alleged Russian spy

Harju County Court issued on Thursday an arrest warrant for a Security Police officer on suspicion of espionage on behalf of Russia.

10:08 24.02.2012

Russian flight attendant faces extradition to U.S.

A Toronto court will hear on March 6 the U.S. authorities' request to extradite Russian flight attendant Marina Talashkova. is accused of participating in a multimillion dollar fraud scheme.

19:19 22.02.2012

U.S. court extends deadline for contesting Russian programmer's acquittal

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit has sided with the prosecutors in their motion to extend the period for requesting a rehearing of the judgment acquitting Russian-born programmer Sergey Aleynikov of stealing programming code from Goldman Sachs.

18:32 22.02.2012

Former Bank of Moscow chiefs under new investigation over $225 mln theft

Investigators have opened another case against former Bank of Moscow President Andrei Borodin and and his deputy Dmitry Akulinin on suspicion of stealing over $225 million.

17:19 22.02.2012

MiG vs Tupolev dispute over $9 mln to be reconsidered

Ninth Commercial Court of Appeals will reconsider on March 20 MiG-Finance's lawsuit against Tupolev to collect $9.2 million in debt under a loan agreement.

16:56 22.02.2012

Maxi Group former managers ordered to pay $211.61 mln

The regional commercial court of appeals has satisfied the application to recover $211.61 million from former Maxi-Group top managers.

15:52 22.02.2012

Constitutional Court president reelected for fourth time

The Federation Council reappointed on Wednesday Valery Zorkin as chairman of the Constitutional Court.

15:17 22.02.2012

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