Trial & Litigation

Appeal in dispute on ceasing Skyy brand protection to be heard in January

The Moscow District Federal Commercial Court will hear on January 15, 2013 the appeal in the dispute on the lawfulness of the intellectual property watchdog's resolution concerning the Skyy trademark.

18:29 03.12.2012

Russian court prevents U.S. citizens from adopting a deaf child

The Voronezh Region Court has refused to grant U.S. citizens the right to adopt a 1.5-year-old deaf boy because both of the applicants are also deaf.

18:00 03.12.2012

Attorney wants to involve airport owner in victim's $1.6mln claim

Attorney Igor Trunov, who represents the interests of Yelena Krivolutskaya, who was severely injured in a terrorist attack at the Domodedovo airport in January 2011, has asked the court to involve airport owner Dmitry Kamenshchik in the consideration of her lawsuit to recover 50 million rubles ($1.6 million) in compensation.

17:23 03.12.2012

Bankruptcy proceedings dropped against Bank of Cyprus' Russian subsidiary

The Moscow Commercial Court has ceased the proceedings in the Soglasiye Stroyinvest Corporation's application to declare Uniastrum Leasing bankrupt.

17:13 03.12.2012

High-profile lawsuit by Ingosstrakh minority shareholders set for January

The Moscow Commercial Court will hear on January 28, 2013 the lawsuit filed by Ingosstrakh minority shareholders to invalidate a decision issued at the 2011 shareholders meeting to approve interested party transactions.

16:57 03.12.2012

Accused Moscow rioters to remain in jail, at least until March

The Moscow City Court has dismissed appeals against the extensions of the arrests of Andrei Barabanov and Denis Lutskevich in connection with the Bolotnaya Square riots case. The court has decided to leave the suspects in custody until March 6, 2013.

16:36 03.12.2012

Alleged Budanov murderer pleads not guilty

Yusup Temerkhanov has pleaded not guilty in the murder of former Colonel Yuri Budanov. The Moscow City Court held the first hearing into the case on Monday.

15:51 03.12.2012

Kosovo, Albania call for probe of ex ICTY prosecutor Carla Del Ponte

Kosovo and Albania called on international authorities to launch a special investigation into alleged abuses associated with former war crimes prosecutor Carla Del Ponte’s decision to indict recently acquitted former Kosovar prime minister Ramush Haradinaj.

15:19 03.12.2012

Ex-policeman in Politkovskaya murder case to be tried on Dec. 12

On December 12, the Moscow City Court will initiate a special procedure trial against Dmitry Pavlyuchenkov, accused of murdering journalist Anna Politkovskaya.

14:45 03.12.2012

TNK-BP minority shareholder drops $8.8 bln lawsuit

TNK-BP minority shareholder Andrei Prokhorov has filed an application with the Eighth Commercial Court of Appeals withdrawing his claims to recover 288 billion rubles ($8.8 billion) from BP Russian Investment Limited (BPRI) and BP p.l.c.

14:13 03.12.2012

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