Trial & Litigation

Classified witness to take stand in Col. Budanov murder case

The Moscow City Court will hear a classified witness who has been called in for questioning on December 27 in the case of former Colonel Yuri Budanov's murder.

17:28 24.12.2012

Pussy Riot member reprimanded for ignoring prison regulations

Convicted Pussy Riot member Maria Alyohkina has been reprimanded in prison once again for refusing to get up on time. According to Russian penal code, every misdemeanor, albeit minor, lowers the chance of parole.

17:06 24.12.2012

Rosneft lawsuit in Navalny case to be reconsidered on Jan. 17

The Moscow Commercial Court will hear once more on January 17 Rosneft's lawsuit against the Federal Service for Financial Markets' order obligating the company to provide the minutes of its board meetings to minority shareholder Alexei Navalny.

16:38 24.12.2012

Arrest of Berezovsky's ex-trustee found lawful

The Moscow City Court has upheld the arrest of former Federal Security Service's (FSB) officer and Boris Berezovsky's trustee Andrey Ponkin, who has been detained on suspicion of major fraud.

16:01 24.12.2012

Politkovskaya’s family appeals sentence against ex-policeman

Children of murdered Novaya Gazeta journalist Anna Politkovskaya have appealed against the sentence for Dmitry Pavlyuchenkov, a confessed accomplice in the journalist’s assassination case.

15:33 24.12.2012

Moscow Commercial Court drama: judge complains of pressure from chairman

A Moscow Commercial Court judge has launched a complaint with the Council of Judges alleging that chairman Sergei Chucha pressured him to resign from the bench.

14:32 24.12.2012

Prosecutor seeks acquittal of defendant in Magnitsky case

The prosecutor has asked a Moscow district court to acquit Dmitry Kratov, former deputy head of the Butyrka pretrial detention center, accused of negligence which resulted in the death of Sergei Magnitsky.

14:16 24.12.2012

Appeal over Pussy Riot extremist videos adjourned

The Moscow City Court has cancelled the consideration of an appeal by Pussy Riot’s band member Yekaterina Samutsevich against the ruling to declare the band’s videos extremist and restrict access to them.

13:54 24.12.2012

Opposition activist Alexei Navalny faces another embezzlement probe

A company previously headed by opposition figurehead Alexei Navalny, is involved in the embezzlement of over 100 million rubles ($3.25 million) allocated by the Union of Rightist Forces political party.

13:19 24.12.2012

Penitentiary Service officers suspected of 2 million euro blackmail

Two high-ranking officials of the Federal Penitentiary Service (FPS), Alexander Tyurin and Igor Fomenko, are suspected of extorting two million euros for a contract for the production of electronic tracking bracelets.

12:14 24.12.2012

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