Trial & Litigation

Samara Regional Court confirms conviction of former Togliattiazot executives

The Samara Regional Court has upheld the conviction of Togliattiazot co-owners Vladimir and Sergey Makhlai, former plant general director Yevgeny Korolev, as well as their Swiss partners Andreas Zivy and Beat Ruprecht.

17:41 03.12.2019

Moscow asphalt plant fined $8,000 for air pollution

A court has fined officials of a Moscow asphalt plant nearly 500,000 rubles (about $8,000) for air pollution.

17:13 03.12.2019

Businessman gets 11 years for $15 mln Vostochny Cosmodrome embezzlement

The Blagoveshchensk City Court in Russia’s Amur Region has sentenced the head manager of Krasnoyarsk’s company USIO Dmitry Vishnevsky, to 11 years in prison for embezzlement of more than 980 million rubles (over $15 million) from budget funds allocated for the construction of Vostochny Cosmodrome.

16:01 03.12.2019

Former Ukrainian MP wanted in Russian embassy attack case

Russian investigators have put ex-lawmaker of the Ukrainian Verkhovna Rada Igor Mosiychuk on a wanted list on allegations of his involvement in attack against Russian embassy in Kiev in March 2016.

14:36 03.12.2019

Student cleared of Moscow riots charges pleads not guilty to extremism

Student Yegor Zhukov, who had been previously cleared of Moscow summer riots charges, on Tuesday pleaded not guilty to extremism.

13:18 03.12.2019

Russian restaurateur Beloivan ordered to pay $1 mln more to tax authority

The Moscow Commercial Court has granted a Federal Tax Service’s claim to collect about 69 million rubles ($1 million) jointly from the Tavern Taras Bulba restaurant chain owner Yury Beloivan and ex-director of City limited liability company Olga Ponomareva.

12:22 03.12.2019

Russian firm challenges decision on brand protection in favor of Chilean winemaker

Russia’s Intellectual Property Court (IP Court) is to hear a cassation appeal of Russian Antares Company challenging an earlier decision to terminate the protection of its trade mark in favor of Chilean winemaker Vina Santa Carolina S. A.

10:21 03.12.2019

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