Trial & Litigation

Strabag sues insurance companies for $30 mln

A commercial court will hear on December 26 a lawsuit filed by Strabag AG to recover $30.237 million from three insurance companies.

11:08 08.11.2011

Abramovich paid $116 mln for $10 mln worth of major TV channel stakes

Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich, who is testifying in the $5.5 billion lawsuit filed by exiled oligarch Boris Berezovsky against him, told the London High Court of Justice that he paid $116 million for a stake in Channel One owned by Berezovsky and Badri Patarkatsishvili, whereas its official value was just $10 million, the court documents read.

10:38 08.11.2011

Сourt upholds $39 mln award to VTB in lawsuit against financial group

A commercial court upheld the decision to award VTB Bank, Russia's second largest bank, $38.664 million from the Doninvest financial and industrial group.

10:25 08.11.2011

Court sentences businessman to three years in prison for $26 mln loan fraud

The court upheld on Monday a three-year prison sentence to a businessman convicted of a $26 million loan fraud.

18:00 07.11.2011

Hotel Sovietskaya lessee case postponed

A commercial court postponed until January 18 a hearing on the validity of the Sovietsky Hotel's own bankruptcy statement.

17:21 07.11.2011

Court affirms $178 mln award to Alfa-Bank in lawsuit against MCG

An appeals court has upheld a $178.21 million award to Alfa-Bank in its lawsuit against the MosCityGroup (MCG) development company and two foreign firms.

17:00 07.11.2011

International sports organization sues patent watchdog for SPARTAK brand

The court will hear on December 8 a lawsuit filed by an international sports society against the patent watchdog over the partial stripping of the Spartak Moscow football club's rights to the SPARTAK trademark.

16:36 07.11.2011

November 14 last day for Tymoshenko to file appeal - attorney

The deadline for former Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko to file an appeal expires on November 14.

16:12 07.11.2011

Court delays insurance company's bankruptcy case until January 20

The court has postponed until January 20 its hearing of a company's application filed for the bankruptcy of Informstrakh insurance company.

15:24 07.11.2011

Case on alleged gold smugglers to be heard on November 14

The court will hear on November 14 a criminal case concerning vice president of the Altyn jewelry Antonina Babosyuk accused of smuggling gold.

15:11 07.11.2011

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