Trial & Litigation

Restaurateur freed from punishment in tax evasion on medical grounds

Moscow’s Preobrazhensky District Court on Tuesday granted a motion of the convicted Tavern Taras Bulba restaurant chain owner Yury Beloivan and released him from serving sentence because of his illness.

17:00 05.11.2019

Police amend compensation claim against organizers of illegal Moscow opposition rallies

The Interior Ministry’s Moscow Main Directorate is seeking to collect about 4.3 million rubles (about $70,000) from organizers of unauthorized summer rallies, including opposition figures Alexey Navalny and Ilya Yashin.

15:53 05.11.2019

Man charged with killing of child in Russian kindergarten

Investigators have charged a resident of Naryan-Mar, a city in Russia’s Nenets Autonomous Area, with killing a 6-year boy in a local kindergarten.

12:12 05.11.2019

Moscow court extends detention of Togliattikhimbank head for three months

The Basmanny District Court of Moscow has extended detention of the chairman of the board of Togliattikhimbank Alexander Popov until February 1, 2020.

11:46 05.11.2019

Two alleged murderers of regional top official arrested – investigators

Two suspects in the murder of a former mayor of the Kemerovo Region’s town of Kiselevsk Sergey Lavrentyev have been arrested.

10:55 05.11.2019

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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).

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