Trial & Litigation

Moscow attorney’s embezzlement case is gross interference in civil matters - lawyers

A criminal case against Sergey Yuryev, the president of Moscow's bar association Mezhregion charged with embezzling 1 billion rubles (about $15 million) from the State Air Traffic Management Corporation (ATM) is a rude and unwarranted interference in civil matters, according to a statement of the Federal Chamber of Lawyers.

17:35 18.08.2020

Uralchem seeks information disclosure in U.S. courts amid Togliattiazot case

Fertilizer producer Uralchem has initiated a disclosure procedure in the U.S. courts in order to file further claims related to the fact of damage caused by the theft of Togliattiazot profits through a fraudulent scheme involving the Swiss offshore company Nitrochem Distribution AG.

15:00 18.08.2020

Defendants in fake COVID-19 tests sale case receive suspended terms

Three defendants in a case over selling fake coronavirus short-term tests on Tuesday received one-year suspended terms each, according to the ruling of Moscow’s Savelovsky District Court.

14:51 18.08.2020

Fashion model sentenced to 4 years in jail over theft of $300,000 from State Duma MP

The Presnensky District Court of Moscow has sentenced fashion model Olga Sintyureva to 4 years in jail in a case over theft of 22 million rubles (about $300,000) from a lawmaker of the lower house of Russia’s Parliament Sergey Zhigarev.

13:58 18.08.2020

Moskalkova asks U.S. Attorney General to back Russian mother’s sentence mitigation plea

Russia’s High Commissioner for Human Rights Tatiana Moskalkova has requested United States Attorney General William Barr to support a sentence mitigation motion filed by Bogdana Osipova convicted of the so-called kidnapping of her own children.

11:47 18.08.2020

Guard firm’s appeal against license recall over kindergarten murder set for mid-September

The North-West District Commercial Court has scheduled a cassation appeal lodged by the private security firm Svyatogor whose employee had let a kid murder enter a kindergarten in Naryan-Mar, a town in the Nenets Autonomous Area, against revocation of its license for September 15.

10:49 18.08.2020

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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