Trial & Litigation

Court fines Alfa-Bank $219 for disclosing private information

A Moscow Magistrates Court has fined Alfa-Bank $219 for disclosing personal information.

11:56 15.12.2011

Former Kazakhstan bank head tells London court about his business

Former Kazakh BTA bank's head Mukhtar Ablyazov has begun to testify in the High Court of Justice in London which is hearing the BTA's application for placing Ablyazov in custody for the contempt of court.

11:35 15.12.2011

Court drops billionaire's lawsuit over bank bailout

A court has terminated proceedings over the lawsuit filed by Alexander Lebedev's National Reserve Bank (NRB) in which NRB sought to acknowledge the bailout of the Rossiysky Capital bank.

11:22 15.12.2011

Tymoshenko's gas case is senseless after ex-Naftogaz representative's statement

The defense of former Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko says the "gas case" against her becomes senseless given the former Naftogaz representative's statement that the company sustained no losses as a result of gas contracts with Russia in 2009 - defense counsel Sergei Vlasenko.

10:57 15.12.2011

Investigation of last suspect in $39 mln Pension Fund theft completed

Investigative authorities have completed their investigation into the case of Alexander Slavyansky, a member of an organized group charged with the $39.3 million theft from the Pension Fund.

10:25 15.12.2011

Appeal against $17.7 mln collection from authors' society to be heard in January

A commercial court will hear on January 25 an application filed by the Russian Authors Society to reverse the tax inspectorate's decision to collect $17.6 in tax arrears.

18:00 14.12.2011

Chamber of Patent Disputes rejects Volvo's 'XC90 Black Edition' trademark

The Chamber of Patent Disputes has upheld the patent watchdog's refusal to register the "XC90 Black Edition" trademark for the Volvo Car Corporation.

17:43 14.12.2011

Court dismisses major food producer's suit against watchdog over tender violations

The court has dismissed Wimm-Bill-Dann's lawsuit to cancel the antimonopoly service's resolution that a state procurement tender for baby food in 2010 was marred with violations.

17:02 14.12.2011

Tymoshenko denied repeat preliminary hearing of appeal

An appellate court has refused to hold the second preliminary hearing of an appeal filed by former Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko against a district court's sentence.

16:50 14.12.2011

U.S. court's consents to disclose petition for asylum has no precedent, attorneys

Ashot Yegiazaryan's attorneys have said that a U.S. court's decision to provide access to their client's political asylum petition to the defendant in his defamation lawsuit is unprecedented.

15:58 14.12.2011

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