Trial & Litigation

Moscow University official arrested on charges of premeditated bankruptcy

Moscow University vice-rector and cofounder of Invest-Alliance company Alexey Grishin has been arrested in a deliberate bankruptcy case.

19:01 05.08.2020

Notorious Moscow confectionary bankruptcy hearing set for October

The Moscow Commercial Court has scheduled a bankruptcy hearing against Moscow’s confectionary Menshevik, whose ex-owner Ilya Averyanov had been acquitted in a guard murder case, for October 30.

18:07 05.08.2020

Over 3,200 fine spirits bottles of businessman Mikhalchenko to be destroyed - court

The Moscow City Court has upheld a lower court’s order to destroy over 3,200 bottles of fine spirits which are evidentiary items in a new case against Forum Holding CEO Dmitry Mikhalchenko convicted of alcohol trafficking.

17:00 05.08.2020

Russia’s rights activist urges probe into desecration of WW2 memorial in Poland

Member of the Russian Presidential Human Rights Council Standing Commission on International Cooperation in Human Rights Alexander Brod believes Russia’s Investigative Committee must react to the desecration of a memorial of Soviet Marshal Konstantin Rokossovsky in Poland.

16:14 05.08.2020

Two Vladikavkaz investigators detained in bribery case

Two Vladikavkaz investigative officials have been put in detention on suspicion of receiving a bribe from an attorney.

15:08 05.08.2020

Ex-Roscosmos scientist convicted of treason to be released on parole

The Tver Regional Court upheld a lower court’s ruling on the release of ex-employee of the Central Research Institute of Machine Building (the head institute for Roscosmos space corporation) and reader of the Moscow State Technical University Vladimir Lapygin convicted of treason on parole.

14:58 05.08.2020

Russia’s Primorye resident faces trial on social media hacking allegations

Prosecutors in Russia’s Primorsky Krai approved indictment against a local resident, who had allegedly hacked accounts of 21 users of a social network.

13:28 05.08.2020

Activist Malyshevsky’s appeal against 2019 summer riots sentence dismissed

The Second Cassation Court of General Jurisdiction on Wednesday dismissed an appeal filed by activist Eduard Malyshevsky against his sentence for assault on a police officer at the unauthorized rally held in Moscow on July 27, 2019.

12:45 05.08.2020

Justice Ministry seeks disciplinary actions against defense of ex-journalist Safronov

The Justice Ministry has asked the Moscow Bar Association to take disciplinary actions against four defense lawyers for ex-newspaper journalist Ivan Safronov charged with treason.

11:39 05.08.2020

Security firm appeals in cassation license revocation over boy’s murder in kindergarten

A private security firm Svyatogor whose employee had let a kid murder enter a kindergarten in Naryan-Mar, a town in the Nenets Autonomous Area, filed a cassation appeal against revocation of its license.

10:53 05.08.2020

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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