Trial & Litigation

Lithuanian firm seeks to recover $2 mln from Volga football club

Lithuanian company MSC-Matula Sports Consulting has moved to challenge the dismissal of its claim seeking to recover 131 million rubles (about $2 million), from two ex-managers of Volga football club.

17:20 20.12.2019

Yet another defendant in high-speed train terror plot gets 22 years behind bars

The Second Western District Military Court has sentenced Emom Burkhonov, charged with attempted terrorist attack on Sapsan high-speed train in 2017, to 22 years in a penal colony.

13:34 20.12.2019

Investigators move to arrest ex-Investment Manager of Vostochny bank

Investigators have asked the Moscow Basmanny District Court to arrest Alexander Tsakunov, the former Investor Manager of Vostochny bank in criminal case over grave embezzlement.

12:05 20.12.2019

Jury selection process started in murder case against ex-penitentiary official

Jury selection process has been started in a criminal case against ex-deputy chief of the Federal Penitentiary Service’s (FSIN) St. Petersburg and Leningrad Region directorate Sergey Moiseyenko, who stands charged with organization of assassination against his subordinate.

10:25 20.12.2019

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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