Trial & Litigation

Navalny's appeal under lawsuit against bailiffs dismissed

The Ninth Commercial Court of Appeals has dismissed opposition leader Alexei Navalny's appeal against the Moscow Commercial Court's dismissal of his lawsuit against the Zamoskvoretsky District Bailiffs Department in which he disputes the inaction of the court bailiffs.

17:48 20.12.2012

Probe launched over Russian opposition activist's kidnapping claims

Ukrainian investigators will probe claims by opposition activist Leonid Razvozzhayev that he was kidnapped while seeking asylum in Kiev. While in Kiev, Razvozzhayev applied for political asylum with the UNHCR. He mysteriously disappeared after leaving the UNHCR office, and ended up in the custody of the Russian police.

17:15 20.12.2012

Muslim unification group's books banned in Russia

The Orenburg Regional Court has upheld a lower court ruling declaring as extremist eight books seized from the organizer of a local branch of an international religious organization.

16:46 20.12.2012

Domodedovo terrorist attack victim's claim to be heard Jan.29

The Moscow Presnensky District Court will consider the lawsuit of Yelena Krivolutskaya, a victim of a terrorist attack at the Domodedovo airport held in January 2011, on the recovery of 50 million rubles ($1.625 million).

16:21 20.12.2012

Russian government approves 7-year judiciary development program

The government has approved a federal program aimed at developing the judiciary during its meeting on Thursday. The program is expected to be launched in 2013 and completed in 2020.

15:43 20.12.2012

Magnitsky's case to be considered in Moscow on December 27

The Moscow Tverskoy District Court will start hearing the case regarding lawyer Sergei Magnitsky, who died in an investigative isolation ward in 2009, on December 27.

15:18 20.12.2012

Khodorkovsky, Lebedev sentences mitigated to 11 years

The Presidium of the Moscow City Court reduced the sentences of Mikhail Khodorkovsky and his former business partner Platon Lebedev in a hearing for their appeal for supervisory review of the sentence both are currently serving out on oil theft and money laundering charges. They will be eligible for release in 2014.

14:55 20.12.2012

Victim's family to appeal MMA Champ Mirzaev's sentence on Dec. 21

The Moscow City Court will consider the appeal against mixed martial artist Rasul Mirzayev's two year restricted freedom sentence on December 21.

13:54 20.12.2012

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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