Trial & Litigation

Aeroflot minority shareholder appeals refusal to provide him with information

Aeroflot airline minority shareholder has filed an appeal against the dismissal of his lawsuit seeking information about the airline's procurement activity.

18:32 25.12.2012

Opposition activist sent away wants back to Moscow court

Opposition activist Leonid Razvozzhayev, who has been charged with instigating mass riots across Russia and sent to pretrial detention center in Chelyabinsk, has asked for permission to attend the upcoming appeal hearing in Moscow.

18:07 25.12.2012

Suspects in Kaspersky kidnap case refuse to plead guilty

The suspects in the high-profile case of the kidnapping of businessman Yevgeny Kaspersky's son have refused to plead guilty.

17:07 25.12.2012

St. Petersburg activists appeal dismissal of lawsuits against Madonna

St. Petersburg activists have filed an appeal against the Moskovsky District Court's ruling which dismissed their lawsuits against Madonna and the organizers of her concert.

14:39 25.12.2012

Supreme Court requests data on Lebedev’s parole denial

The Supreme Court has requested the Velsk District Court to provide it with the data on Platon Lebedev’s parole denial.

14:01 25.12.2012

Russia's ombudsman seeks Khodorkovsky sentence revision

Human Rights Commissioner Vladimir Lukin has lodged an appeal against the 2005 sentence of former YUKOS head Mikhail Khodorkovsky and his business partner Platon Lebedev.

12:54 25.12.2012

First case against Navalny set to go to court soon

Investigation into the Kirovles case that anti-corruption and opposition activist Alexei Navalny is accused in has entered the final stage and will soon be submitted to court.

11:24 25.12.2012

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