Trial & Litigation

Transport firm appeals against refusal to ban BlaBlaCar in Russia

The Ninth Commercial Court of Appeals will consider an appeal filed by the Astrakhan transport company Transline against a lower court’s refusal to ban BlaBlaCar service in Russia on January 15.

18:03 17.12.2019

Destructive cult leader gets 16 years in Russian prison for grave crimes

Mitradevananda Paramahamsa, the founder of the destructive cult sect Kaula Dharma, has been sentenced to 16 years in a high-security penal colony for committing several grave crimes.

15:45 17.12.2019

Former Russian banker gets 5 years in jail for $11 mln embezzlement

Moscow’s Presnensky District Court has sentenced a former president of Rosprombank Sergey Salogubov to 5 years in penal colony for embezzling more than 730 million rubles (over $11 million at the present exchange rate).

12:45 17.12.2019

Moscow court upholds Ukrainian hacker’s 13-year sentence for $16 mln cyber fraud

The Moscow City Court on Tuesday upheld a 13-year prison sentence given to Ukrainian citizen Yury Lysenko for cybertheft of one billion rubles (about $16 million at the current exchange rate) from Russian banks.

12:19 17.12.2019

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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