Trial & Litigation

Russian court detains man for attempt to escape COVID-19 observation facility

A district court in the town of Sochi has ruled to detain an individual for an attempted escape from an observation medical facility he had been placed in for a quarantine.

17:24 18.05.2020

Prosecutors to check protection of coronavirus lockdown violators’ personal data

Moscow prosecutors will check the use of personal data of violators of the coronavirus self-isolation.

15:57 18.05.2020

Deripaska’s business reputation suit against Navalny to be heard in autumn

The Moscow Commercial Court has set hearing of a claim over protection of business reputation filed by businessman Oleg Deripaska against Alexey Navalny for September 3.

14:56 18.05.2020

Ex-policemen get up to 11-year jail terms in case over torture of detainees

Former police officers of the Nizhnekamsk regional Interior Ministry directorate in Russia’s Republic of Tatarstan have been sentenced to prison terms up to 11 years on charges of torturing detainees.

13:23 18.05.2020

Coronavirus-infected woman faces prosecution for escape from Chuvash hospital

Investigators launched a criminal case over breaching sanitary and epidemiological rules against a woman infected with coronavirus who had escaped from a hospital in Cheboksary, the capital of Russia’s Chuvash Republic.

11:59 18.05.2020

Moscow court upholds 2.5-year sentence of 2012 Bolotnaya riots case defendant

The Moscow City Court has upheld 2.5-year prison sentence given in absentia to Dmitry Buchenkov, a defendant in the 2012 Bolotnaya riots case

10:48 18.05.2020

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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