Trial & Litigation

Navalny loses cassation appeal in defamation dispute with Crimean meat plant

The Moscow District Commercial Court has dismissed a cassation appeal lodged by Alexey Navalny against an order to remove and refute information on the Crimean meat processing plant Druzhba Narodov distributed by the blogger.

19:03 04.12.2019

Prosecution seeks 3-year imprisonment of unauthorized Moscow rally activist Novikov

The prosecution on Wednesday sought for a 3-year imprisonment of Pavel Novikov, a participant of the unauthorized rally held in Moscow on July 27.

18:02 04.12.2019

Attachment of U.S. investor Calvey’s $117k in embezzlement case upheld

The Moscow City Court denied release of over 7.5 million rubles ($117,000) belonging to Baring Vostok investment company's founder, U.S. citizen Michael Calvey, who stands charged with the 2.5-billion-ruble (about $40 million) embezzlement, from attachment.

17:45 04.12.2019

Prosecutor seeks to jail ex-Ukrainian MP for 6 years in Russian embassy attack case

A prosecutor on Wednesday requested that the Moscow City Court sentence ex-lawmaker of Ukraine’s Verkhovna Rada Nikolay Rudkovsky, who stands charged with attacks against Russian diplomatic offices in 2014 and 2016, to 6 years behind bars.

17:05 04.12.2019

Judgments in Moscow summer riots case must be adequate – human rights body

Court rulings in cases over violence against law enforcement officers during the unauthorized summer rally in Moscow on July 27 must be adequate to what was done, Chair of the Presidential Council for Human Rights Valery Fadeyev told journalists on Wednesday.

16:17 04.12.2019

Graft probe into ex-deputy CEO of RSC Energia completed

Investigators have completed probe into a commercial bribery case against ex-deputy CEO of Russia's largest space company Energia Alexey Beloborodov.

12:40 04.12.2019

Seizure of U.S. investor Calvey’s apartment overturned

The Moscow City Court on Wednesday overturned attachment of a flat belonging to Baring Vostok investment company's founder, U.S. citizen Michael Calvey, who stands charged with the 2.5-billion-ruble (about $40 million) embezzlement.

11:25 04.12.2019

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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