Trial & Litigation

ECHR blasts Russia for non-investigation of disappearances in Chechnya

The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) held Tuesday that Russia has systemically violated fundamental rights in connection with disappearances that have occurred in the Northern Caucuses since 1999.

19:02 18.12.2012

Interior Ministry employee convicted for illegal wiretapping

Former Interior Ministry employee Vladimir Tyurenkov has received a two-year suspended sentence for illegal wiretapping.

18:31 18.12.2012

Supreme Court head proposes decriminalizing minor crimes

Supreme Court Chairman Vyacheslav Lebedev has proposed decriminalizing minor crimes stipulating a prison sentence of less than three years.

17:57 18.12.2012

Magnitsky did not sign detention treatment waiver, expert

An expert stated on Tuesday in the Tverskoy District Court that Sergei Magnitsky did not sign the consent form to be taken to the Matrosskaya Tishina detention ward for treatment where he later died.

17:38 18.12.2012

Yukos Capital appeals lawsuit in $365 mln loans litigation

The Moscow District Federal Commercial Court has registered the Luxembourgian Yukos Capital S.a.r.l.'s cassation appeal against a ruling to invalidate four loan contracts granting 11.233 billion rubles ($365 million) to Yuganskneftegaz.

16:50 18.12.2012

Russian citizen, "clone" of wanted criminal, imprisoned in UAE

Employees of the Krasnoyarsk branch of Interpol have released a Russian citizen from a prison in the United Arab Emirates. She was detained because her surname, name, patronymic, and date of birth completely matched the data of a criminal who was on the international wanted list.

14:46 18.12.2012

Alleged source code thief's claim for injunction against Goldman Sachs dismissed

A US federal judge dismissed former Goldman Sachs programmer’s claims for indemnification and advancement of legal fees, as well as both his and his former employers’ motions for summary judgment, according to court documents made available to RAPSI.

14:07 18.12.2012

Chips Ab suit to cease legal protection for Taffel trademark set for Jan. 30

The Moscow Commercial Court has set January 30, 2013, as the date for holding the main hearing into the lawsuit by the manufacturer of Finnish crisps, Chips Ab, on the premature termination of the legal protection for the Taffel trademark in Russia.

13:46 18.12.2012

Ex-Mexican president Calderon faces second ICC claim

A complaint has been submitted to the International Criminal Court in The Hague accusing former Mexican President Felipe Calderon of crimes against humanity.

13:14 18.12.2012

Frigate detained in Ghana to return to Argentina in early January

The Argentinean frigate Libertad, detained under a claim by international financial fund NML Capital in Ghana, will return home on January 9.

12:54 18.12.2012

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