Trial & Litigation

Sentencing of ex-Ukrainian MP in Russian embassy attack case set for December 9

The Moscow City Court will announce sentence against ex-lawmaker of Ukraine’s Verkhovna Rada Nikolay Rudkovsky, who stands charged with attacks against Russian diplomatic offices in 2014 and 2016, on December 9.

18:05 05.12.2019

Russian Supreme Court upholds 9-year jail term of ex-security service major for murder

The Supreme Court of the Russian Federation has upheld a 9-year prison sentence given to ex-major of the Federal Security Service (FSB) Pavel Sterlyagov for murder under the influence of alcohol.

17:24 05.12.2019

Ex-defendant in Moscow summer riots case arrested again

Police arrested a former defendant in a Moscow summer riots case Sergey Abanichev in the Tverskoy District Court’s building on Thursday.

15:10 05.12.2019

Prosecutors seek 3.5 years in prison for Moscow rally activist Chirtsov

Prosecutors on Thursday demanded a 3.5-year prison term for Nikita Chirtsov, who stands charged with using violence against a police officer at an unauthorized rally in Moscow on July 27.

14:25 05.12.2019

Prosecution withdraws demand to reconsider 2016 Sochi plane crash case

Prosecutors have given up their claim to reconsider a case over a TU-154 military plane crash near Sochi in December 2016 that resulted in the death of over 90 people.

12:30 05.12.2019

Third ex-policeman fired over journalist Golunov case denied reinstation

Ex-police officer Maxim Umetbayev, who had been dismissed following illegal prosecution of journalist Ivan Golunov, on Thursday was denied reinstation.

11:52 05.12.2019

Bankruptcy asset disposition procedure against Carlo Pazolini founder prolonged

The Moscow Commercial Court has extended for six months the term of asset disposition as part of a bankruptcy procedure against Carlo Pazolini shoe retailer Ilya Reznik.

10:56 05.12.2019

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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