Trial & Litigation

Case on planned terrorist attack near Kremlin submitted to court

The Prosecutor General's Office has submitted to the court a case on a terrorist attack planned for Moscow's Red Square in 2010, Marina Gridneva, the office's spokesperson, said on Friday.

18:59 07.12.2012

Court suspends ruling in Rusal-Norilsk Nickel dispute

The East-Siberian District Federal Commercial Court has ruled to suspend the execution of the ruling to grant Rusal Investment Management documents and information about Norilsk Nickel's activities, the court told the Russian Legal Information Agency on Friday.

18:31 07.12.2012

No sense in considering Russian commercial disputes abroad, court chairman

Russian commercial disputes should not be heard by international courts outside of the country, Alexei Kostin, the chairman of the Russian Chamber of Commerce and Industry's International Commercial Arbitration Court, said at a news conference on international arbitration practice in Moscow on Friday.

18:20 07.12.2012

UK to decide whether to extradite Kyrgyz ex-president's son on May 13

The City of Westminster Magistrates Court has scheduled the next hearings in the extradition case of former Kyrgyz President Kurmanbek Bakiyev's son for May 13-14.

17:25 07.12.2012

High-profile journalist assault case to be investigated, Medvedev says

The investigation of a high-profile case on the beating of Kommersant daily journalist Oleg Kashin has not been closed and will be investigated until the end, Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev said.

17:01 07.12.2012

MMA fighter Red Tarzan sentenced to five years in prison

The St. Petersburg Nevsky District has sentenced former mixed martial artist Vyacheslav Datsik, accused of robbery and church arson, to five years in prison.

16:14 07.12.2012

US Navy veteran charged with attempting to spy for Russia

Robert Hoffman, a retired sailor who held high-level security clearances during a US Naval career that spanned two decades, has been charged with attempting to spy for the Russian Federation according to a statement issued by the FBI Thursday. If convicted, Hoffman may face life in prison.

14:22 07.12.2012

Non-execution of rulings should be subject to criminal liability, bailiff

Russian Chief Bailiff Artur Parfenchikov has proposed introducing criminal liability for the failure to execute a court ruling.

14:00 07.12.2012

Bank of Moscow seeks $80.8mln from River Mall

The Moscow Commercial Court has registered a lawsuit filed by the Bank of Moscow to recover 2.5 billion rubles ($80.8 million) from River Mall, a real estate development company, which the media claims is connected with former Bank of Moscow head Andrei Borodin, the court told the Russian Legal Information Agency (RAPSI/rapsinews.com).

13:46 07.12.2012

Protection of businessman' Signature brand ceased under Visa lawsuit

The Moscow Commercial Court has prematurely ceased the legal protection of the Signature trademark, which up to this date belonged to entrepreneur Igor Sergiyenko, under the lawsuit filed by Visa International Service Association, the court told the Russian Legal Information Agency (RAPSI/rapsinews.com).

12:55 07.12.2012

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