Trial & Litigation

Mosenergo thermal generation company awarded $76.17 mln by court

A court has awarded Mosenergo a total of $76.17 million under four lawsuits from the Moscow United Energy Company (MOEK).

13:11 25.11.2011

Court terminates bankruptcy case of MCG subsidiary

A court terminated a bankruptcy case of the Techinvest development company.

13:02 25.11.2011

Transneft pension fund's $221 mln claim against management head dismissed

A commercial court dismissed on Thursday Transneft Non-Governmental Pension Fund's $221 million claim against former head of a management company.

12:54 25.11.2011

Alfa-Bank's $5.8 mln claim against Belarus utility company to be heard on Feb.2

A court set February 2, 2012 to hear Alfa-Bank's $5.86 million lawsuit against a Belarus utility company.

11:53 25.11.2011

Court drops Baturin's suit against Inteco

A court dropped a lawsuit filed by entrepreneur Viktor Baturin to recover $10.8 million in wage arrears from Inteco.

11:39 25.11.2011

UniCredit's dispute with Moscow developer over $35 mln debt to be reconsidered

A federal commercial court remanded on Thursday to a trial court for review the request of UniCredit Bank Austria AG to enter a bankrupt business center's debt to the bank into its schedule of accounts payable.

10:55 25.11.2011

London court dismisses Deripaska company's appeal in dispute with BNP Paribas

A London court has held against a petition filed by the Russian Machines, a subsidiary of Oleg Deripaska's Basic Element, and the Ingosstrakh Investments management company against BNP Paribas' claim.

10:42 25.11.2011

Inteco-Sochi bankruptcy case referred to Moscow court

The Krasnodar Territory Commercial Court has ruled to refer the tax authority's bankruptcy application for Inteco-Sochi to a Moscow commercial court as falling within its jurisdiction.

10:22 25.11.2011

Watchdog dismisses registration of brand at video game company's request

The patent watchdog's board for patent disputes has upheld an application filed by Japan's Nintendo Company to invalidate the registration of the Game Boy trademark.

18:01 24.11.2011

Inteco appeals dismissal of $5.5 mln claim against Moscow government

The Inteco development company has appealed on Thursday the court's refusal of its 161.1 million ruble ($5.58 million) claim against the Moscow government.

17:27 24.11.2011

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