Trial & Litigation

Renowned whistleblower appeals dismissal of lawsuit against VTB's subsidiary

Renowned whistleblower Alexei Navalny, a minority shareholder of VTB Bank, has appealed the court dismissal of his lawsuit against VTB Leasing, a VTB's subsidiary, and two other companies regarding a purchase of drilling rigs. The whistleblower claims the deal has caused $160 million in damages.

11:43 22.11.2011

Businessman withdraws claim against head of Russian Railways - attorney

Entrepreneur Sergei Polonsky withdrew the defamation lawsuit against Russian Railways CEO Vladimir Yakunin.

11:16 22.11.2011

Moscow's multimillion suit against developer to be heard on November 29

A commercial court of appeals will hear on November 29 a Moscow government's lawsuit against the SU-155 construction company for 518 million rubles ($16.7 million) and $280,700.

10:55 22.11.2011

Sberbank's $168 mln lawsuit against developer to be heard on December 8

A court will resume hearing on December 8 a $167.9 million lawsuit filed by Sberbank against the Techinvest development company.

10:32 22.11.2011

Court postpones bankruptcy petition against Mirax Group subsidiary until January 26

The court has postponed until January 26, 2012 its hearing of a bankruptcy petition filed by a private security company against a subsidiary of Mirax Group, a major development company.

18:00 21.11.2011

Court postpones $32 mln suit against PIK Group until January 16

A commercial court postponed until January 16 on Monday its hearing of Imex Capital Incorporated Ltd.'s lawsuit to recover 1.065 billion rubles ($34.5 million) in debt from the PIK Group.

16:50 21.11.2011

Supreme Commercial Court holds against watchdog in dispute with MMC Norilsk Nickel

The Supreme Commercial Court has refused to reconsider lower-court decisions in the financial markets watchdog's order to MMC Norilsk Nickel.

15:57 21.11.2011

Court to consider GM subsidiary's lawsuit against watchdog in January

A commercial court postponed on Monday its hearing of an application filed by GM Daewoo Auto and Technology CIS to reverse the antimonopoly watchdog's decision on the unlawful use of Olympic symbols.

15:30 21.11.2011

Supreme Commercial Court dismisses watchdog's appeal of $145k award to insurer

The Supreme Commercial Court has dismissed an appeal filed by the insurance supervision service against the court decision to award an insurance company $145,500 in a lawsuit against the watchdog.

14:32 21.11.2011

NLMK's appeal against claim dismissal to be heard in December

A federal commercial court will hear on December 22 cassation appeals against the dismissal of an iron and steel works' lawsuit to recover $18.8 million from former Maxi-Group top managers.

14:15 21.11.2011

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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