Trial & Litigation

Russian TV channel sues U.S. company for failing to secure Lady Gaga's show

The Muz-TV channel's operator TV Services has filed a lawsuit with a Florida court against a U.S. company failing to secure Lady Gaga's performance for the MUZ-TV music awards in June 2012.

16:30 30.01.2012

Insurance company appeals dismissal of $1.7 mln suit against shipbuilder

The SOGAZ insurance company has challenged the dismissal of its $1.7 million lawsuit against the Baltiysky Zavod shipbuilding company.

16:20 30.01.2012

Court to consider suit over $99 mln Yukos Capital agreements

The court will hear on January 31 Neft-Aktiv's lawsuit to quash $99 million in loan agreements between Luxembourg's Yukos Capital S.a.r.l. and Rosneft's Samaraneftegaz.

16:10 30.01.2012

British Virgin Islands court unfreezes Russian banker's multimillion assets

A court in the British Virgin Islands has unfrozen $131.7 million belonging to St. Petersburg Bank Chairman Alexander Savelyev.

15:40 30.01.2012

Russia's richest woman fails to attend interrogation in major bank fraud case

Yelena Baturina systematically failed to attend a witness interrogation in the criminal case connected with the embezzlement of Bank of Moscow funds.

15:23 30.01.2012

Former Ukrainian interior minister sues prosecutor general in U.S. court

Former Ukrainian Interior Minister Yuriy Lutsenko, who has been charged with abuse of power in Ukraine, has sued Prosecutor General Viktor Pshonka and his subordinates in a U.S. court.

14:58 30.01.2012

Appeals court waives watchdog's resolution on tender violations

An appeals court has affirmed the annulment of the antimonopoly watchdog's resolution stating that baby food procurement tenders were marred with violations in 2010.

14:40 30.01.2012

Lawsuit on $2.15 mln repair of submarine to be heard February 3

A commercial court will start reconsidering the Zvezda Far Eastern Shipyard's lawsuit to recover $2.18 million from the Pacific Fleet Management Department state enterprise and the Defense Ministry for nuclear submarine repairs

14:06 30.01.2012

Pension fund's appeal against $59 mln suit dismissal to be heard on February 13

An appellate court will consider on February 13 a non-government pension fund's appeal against dismissing its lawsuit for $59 million against a management company.

13:52 30.01.2012

Moscow authorities' dispute over trade center to be heard in February

A commercial court put off until February 29 the hearing of the Moscow Property Department's lawsuit to invalidate the Kiev Square company's ownership of 125,900 square meters of floor space in the Evropeisky Trade Center.

13:17 30.01.2012

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