Trial & Litigation

Insurer ordered to recover damages caused by 2010 suicide bombings in Moscow Metro

A court sided with the Moscow Metro in its $294,000 lawsuit against a major insurance company to pay an insurance indemnity for the damage to metro carriages caused by the March 29, 2010 terrorist attacks.

10:58 11.01.2012

Extortion case against former engineering company head to be retried

A regional court remanded on Tuesday the case of Splav corporation head Vladimir Fyodorov convicted for extortion and other crimes.

10:38 11.01.2012

Airline to pay $1,000 for long flight delays

A commercial court has sided with the local transport prosecutor's office in its request to fine S7 (Sibir) airline $932 for flight delays

10:00 11.01.2012

NLMK's $230 mln lawsuit against steel tycoon to be heard in February

A court will hear on February 10 Novolipetsk Iron and Steel Works' (NLMK) $230 million lawsuit against former Maxi-Group head Nikolai Maximov to cancel a shares purchase contract.

18:00 10.01.2012

Russia prepares documents for prosecutor's extradition from Poland

The Prosecutor General's Office has requested from the Investigative Committee the documents necessary to extradite former Moscow Regional Deputy Prosecutor General Alexander Ignatenko from Poland.

17:17 10.01.2012

Inteco's $5 mln claim to be heard anew

A federal commercial court has remanded for review Inteco's lawsuit against the Moscow government to recover 161.113 million rubles ($5 million).

16:50 10.01.2012

Court sends back Mirax Group application worth $62.12 mln

The Supreme Commercial Court has returned an application to review lower-court decisions against a Mirax Group subsidiary seeking to recover $62.14 million from the Federal Center for Social Development.

16:32 10.01.2012

Court holds for Moscow government's suit to terminate investment contract

A court has sided with the Moscow government in its lawsuit against the Capital Group developer to terminate an investment contract for the Russian Avant-Garde project.

16:15 10.01.2012

Sick prisoners win 38k euro in suit against Russian authorities in ECHR

The European Court of Human Rights has awarded three seriously sick Russian citizens 38,000 euro in their lawsuits against the Russian authorities for poor treatment in pretrial detention centers.

15:35 10.01.2012

Power engineering equipment manufacturer appeals to resume own bankruptcy

A commercial court has registered an appeal filed by Energomash to resume its bankruptcy.

15:17 10.01.2012

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