Trial & Litigation

Navalny seeks to unfreeze his bank accounts seized 5 years ago

Russian opposition politician Alexey Navalny has sought to lift the seizure of his bank accounts and securities effected five years ago in the framework of a criminal case regarding the embezzlement of Yves Rocher company funds, Valentina Norbakh.

17:37 19.02.2019

Former anti-extremism officer gets suspended sentence for extortion attempt

Former high-ranking officer of the St. Petersburg police anti-extremism directorate Eduard Tugushev has received a 3-year suspended sentence for attempted bribe extortion.

16:54 19.02.2019

Russian programmer convicted of calls for mass riots

Programmer Vladislav Kuleshov has been sentenced to a 1.5-year supervised release for calls for mass riots in Moscow.

14:21 19.02.2019

Russia’s "Crossbow Coup" plotter leaves prison

Russian military intelligence colonel Vladimir Kvachkov was released from a prison in Russia’s Republic of Mordovia on Tuesday.

13:14 19.02.2019

Russian PR expert’s $3k claim against Adidas over Reebok ads set for March 4

Moscow's Kuntsevsky District Court will start hearing a 200,000-ruble ($3,000) compensation action lodged by Glavpiar PR company’s Director Oleg Voronin against Adidas sports giant over controversial Reebok advertisement on March 4.

12:42 19.02.2019

State Duma approves online information disclosure ban for military servicemen

The State Duma, the lower house of Russian parliament, adopted a bill banning military personnel from private information disclosure in media and on the Internet in the third and final reading on Tuesday.

12:10 19.02.2019

Moscow court again extends lawyer’s detention in Roscosmos embezzlement case

Moscow’s Babushkinsky District Court has extended detention of Tretyakov & Partners law firm chairman Igor Tretyakov, a defendant in a case on embezzling 330 million rubles (about $5 million) from Roscosmos state space corporation, until April 19.

10:39 19.02.2019

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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).

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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.

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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.

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