Trial & Litigation

Prosecutor seeks to imprison 27 July riots participant Malyshevsky for 3.5 years

A prosecutor on Monday demanded a 3.5-year prison term for Eduard Malyshevsky charged with attack against a police officer at the unauthorized rally held in Moscow on July 27.

17:00 09.12.2019

Ex-Ukrainian MP sentenced to 2 years in custody in Russian embassy attack case

The Moscow City Court on Monday sentenced ex-lawmaker of Ukraine’s Verkhovna Rada Nikolay Rudkovsky to 2 years in jail for involvement in the attacks against Russian diplomatic offices in 2014 and 2016.

16:06 09.12.2019

Former Altai anti-corruption official gets 4 years for taking over $200k in bribes

Ex-chief of the anti-corruption department of the Interior Ministry’s Altai Krai Main Directorate Vadim Nadvotsky has been sentenced to 4 years in penal colony for receiving a 12.9 million-ruble bribe (over $200,000).

13:44 09.12.2019

Convoy receive suspended sentence in GTA gang escape case

Four police officers on Monday got suspended terms ranging from 1.5 to 3 years for negligence during convoying members of the infamous GTA gang.

12:50 09.12.2019

Property watchdog sues Russian theater for $4.5 million

The Moscow Directorate of the Federal Property Management Agency (Rosimushchestvo) has filed a lawsuit with the Moscow Commercial Court seeking to collect about 287 million rubles ($4 million) from Satyricon theater.

10:57 09.12.2019

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