Trial & Litigation

Far Eastern financial company's bankruptcy case postponed until December 2

A commercial court postponed on Thursday the hearing of DVTG-Finance's bankruptcy case until December 2.

16:51 17.11.2011

Court upholds award of $63 mln to VTB Bank from TagAZ car manufacturer

A commercial court validated the award of $62.88 million to VTB Bank from Taganrog Automobile Plant (TagAZ) and Promstroy PLYUS.

16:40 17.11.2011

Major pharmaceutical distributor declared bankrupt

A commercial court declared bankrupt a large pharmaceutical distributor.

15:10 17.11.2011

Alexander Lebedev loses another defamation suit against publisher

A commercial court dismissed on Thursday a defamation lawsuit filed by the billionaire Alexander Lebedev and his National Reserve Bank (NRB) against Kommersant's publishers.

14:56 17.11.2011

Court to hear IKEA's $16.26 mln lawsuit against tax service on December 20

A commercial court postponed until December 20 a lawsuit filed by Ikea Mos (Retail & Property) to invalidate the tax service's claims.

14:48 17.11.2011

Refinery seeks permission for noxious discharges in court

A commercial court will consider on December 1 the Moscow Oil Refinery's request to invalidate the environmental watchdog's refusal to issue permission for noxious emissions.

14:28 17.11.2011

UTICo $18.3 mln lawsuit against Tymoshenko filed in U.S. court

The U.S. Universal Trading & Investment Co. (UTICo), which has been seeking to collect over $18.3 million from United Energy Systems of Ukraine (UESU), has filed a complaint against former Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

13:48 17.11.2011

U.S. company files $18.3 mln lawsuit against Tymoshenko

The U.S.-based Universal Trading & Investment Co. (UTICo), which has been unsuccessfully suing former Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko's United Energy Systems of Ukraine (UESU) for $18.3 million, has filed a lawsuit against her with a U.S. court.

13:05 17.11.2011

Watchdog presses for ban on Jehovah's Witnesses magazines

A watchdog contested the commercial court's judgment quashing the ban on the distribution of the Awake! and Watchtower magazines published by Jehovah's Witnesses.

12:41 17.11.2011

Commercial court presidents and their household income rankings

The Russian Legal Information Agency (RAPSI) has released its findings on the annual incomes of commercial court presidents and their family members. The present ratings are based on the aggregate incomes of the presidents, their wives and their under-age children.

12:32 17.11.2011

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