Trial & Litigation

Key defense witness in actor Efremov case to testify in court on August 31 – lawyer

Andrey Gayev, the key defense witness in a case against actor Mikhail Efremov who believes that the defendant has not driven his Jeep, will testify in Moscow’s Presnensky District Court on August 31.

18:02 26.08.2020

Defendants in $2.3 mln Russtroybank embezzlement case go on trial

A former vice-president of the Russian Construction Bank (Russtroybank) and his acquaintance indicted of a 175 million-ruble ($2.3 million) embezzlement will stand trial in Moscow’s Meshchansky District Court.

17:25 26.08.2020

Russia’s authorities seize hair of students Norwegian scientist tried to transport abroad

Russia’s authorities have seized hair of 76 female students Norwegian scientist Yngvar Thomassen attempted to transport abroad for carrying out an analysis thereof in Scotland.

16:40 26.08.2020

Efremov’s defense lawyer summoned to face-to-face confrontation in client fraud case

Attorney Elman Pashayev currently defending actor Mikhail Efremov charged with drunken fatal crash on Wednesday was summoned to a face-to-face confrontation in a case over alleged stealing of 3 million rubles from his former client.

15:01 26.08.2020

Over 1 mln attempts to carry arms and armaments at courts recorded in 3 years – bailiffs

In the last 3 years officers of the Federal Bailiff Service have reveled 1.3 million attempts to carry prohibited items, including arms and armaments, at court buildings, according to the Service’s head Dmitry Aristov.

14:38 26.08.2020

Ex-anticorruption official Zakharchenko loses bid against prone to escape status

The Moscow City Court on Wednesday dismissed an appeal against a penal colony commission’s decision on the prevention registration of ex-anticorruption police colonel Dmitry Zakharchenko as a convict prone to escape.

13:26 26.08.2020

St. Petersburg metro petition to recognize its brand commonly known in Russia dismissed

Russia’s Intellectual Property Court (IP Court) has upheld a decision of the Russian Federal Agency for Intellectual Property, Patents and Trademarks (Rospatent) refusing to recognize the corporate logo of the St. Petersburg metropolitan as a trademark brand commonly known in Russia.

12:47 26.08.2020

Foreigner imprisoned for 8 years in Russia for abetting terrorism

The Second West District Military Court has passed an 8-year prison sentence on a foreigner living in the Kaluga Region founding him guilty of facilitating a terrorist activity of the Islamic State organization banned in Russia.

11:59 26.08.2020

Magomedov brothers’ detention in embezzlement case extended till winter

The Moscow City Court has extended detention of Summa Group owner Ziyavudin Magomedov and his brother Magomed in a case over embezzlement of 2.5 billion rubles (over $33 million at the current exchange rate) until November 30.

10:53 26.08.2020

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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