Trial & Litigation

Millhouse top-manager tells how she brought money to Berezovsky

Millhouse top-manager Marina Goncharova told the court on Wednesday how she was bringing millions of U.S. dollars to Boris Berezovsky as part of the hearings over the $5.5 billion lawsuit, filed by exiled oligarch , the hearing's transcript reads.

11:44 17.11.2011

Alcohol producers challenge $20 mln award for UniCredit bank

A federal commercial court will hear on December 1 a cassation appeal filed by Istok's 10 subsidiaries against a $20 million award in favor of UniCredit Bank against ten Istok subsidiaries.

11:31 17.11.2011

Dairy products manufacturer obtains reversal of watchdog's adversary decision

A commercial court of appeals sided with dairy products manufacturers in their appeal against the antimonopoly service's statements that they had unlawfully acted in concert.

10:39 17.11.2011

Russian deputy requests U.S. court's protection from defendant's questioning

Russian parliamentary deputy Ashot Yegiazaryan has filed a motion with a U.S. court for a protective order prohibiting defendant Pyotr Zalmayev, a U.S. citizen, from seeking his testimony irrelevant to the case, in particular on his business reputation.

10:24 17.11.2011

Siberian non-government pension fund loses $58.7 mln claim

A commercial court dismissed on Wednesday a non-government pension fund's lawsuit for $58.7 million against a management company.

17:44 16.11.2011

Court postpones lawsuit to reinstate prosecutor involved in gambling scandal

The court failed to make a decision in the lawsuit to reinstate former Moscow Region prosecutor Dmitry Urumov, accused of accepting bribes from the owner of an illegal casino network.

17:27 16.11.2011

Court to hear Inteco-Sochi bankruptcy case on November 22

The commercial court has declared a recess until November 22 in its hearing of the tax authority's bankruptcy application for Inteco-Sochi.

16:56 16.11.2011

Agency secures relief of royalties for Muse concert

A commercial court has relieved the Melnitsa concert agency of any obligation to pay royalties to the Russian Copyright Society for songs performed by the Muse and We Are Scientists bands during a Moscow concert in May.

16:39 16.11.2011

Bank of Moscow case, former Moscow mayor Luzhkov called for interrogation

Former Moscow Mayor Yuri Luzhkov gave testimony in the Bank of Moscow’s embezzlement case at the Interior Ministry’s Investigative Department on November 15.

16:30 16.11.2011

Appeal against Russian pilots' sentence submitted to Tajik court

The appeal of two Russian pilots sentenced for contraband was officially registered in a Tajik court on Wednesday.

15:58 16.11.2011

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