Trial & Litigation

Ex-Dagestan antimonopoly official charged with taking bribes goes on trial

A criminal case against ex-chief of the Federal Antimonopoly Service’s Dagestan Directorate Kubasay Kubasayev charged with taking 2.6 million rubles (about $40,000 at the current exchange rate) in bribes has been sent to court for hearing.

17:47 18.10.2018

Leaders of St. Petersburg Church of Scientology to stay in detention for four more months

Detention of the Church of Scientology of St. Petersburg leader Ivan Matsitsky and chief accountant of the religious group Sakhib Aliyev charged with extremism and illegal business operations on Thursday was extended until February 20.

16:59 18.10.2018

Residents of Russia’s Tatarstan to go to prison for illegal capture of 27,000 crayfish

A court in Russia’s Republic of Tatarstan has sentenced several men to prison terms ranging from 2.5 to 3 years for illegal capture of over 27,000 crayfish.

15:59 18.10.2018

Prison sentence of former vice-governor of Chelyabinsk Region gets appealed

The former deputy governor of the Chelyabinsk Region Nikolay Sandakov has appealed his 5.5-year prison sentence in a 2-million-ruble ($30,000) bribery case.

13:59 18.10.2018

Posthumous mental examination scheduled for Crimea college shooting suspect

Investigators have scheduled several examinations in the case over a deadly attack in Crimea’s Kerch Polytechnic College including a posthumous mental assessment of an alleged shooter.

11:48 18.10.2018

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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