Trial & Litigation

Moscow lawmaker charged with $30K embezzlement goes on trial

Moscow’s Zamoskvoretsky District Court will conduct preliminary hearings on a case against the city lawmaker Oleg Sheremetyev in a case on embezzling over 2 million rubles (about $30,000) of budget funds on October 6.

18:07 02.10.2020

Two Russians face trial over publishing Nazi photos on Immortal Regiment site

Cases against two Russian men, who had allegedly published photos of Nazi criminals on the website of the Immortal Regiment movement, were forwarded to court for consideration.

17:40 02.10.2020

Russian Interior Ministry ordered to pay $400 to victim of police tortures

A court in Russia’s Nizhny Tagil obliged the Interior Ministry to pay 30,000 rubles ($400) in compensation to Maxim Chervotkin, who had suffered from tortures at a police station.

16:58 02.10.2020

Man charged with murder of Russia’s Interior Ministry chief builder to appear before court

Russia’s Prosecutor General’s Office has approved a charging document with respect to Ukrainian national Yury Guiva, a defendant in a case over the murder of the CEO of the Repairs and Construction Directorate of the Russian Interior Ministry Nikolay Volkov.

15:34 02.10.2020

Investors' negative oil prices suit against Moscow Exchange dismissed

The Moscow Commercial Court has dismissed a claim initiated by investors affected by an unprecedented drop in WTI oil prices collectively against the Moscow Exchange.

14:09 02.10.2020

Theater project embezzlement sentence appeals set for late October

The Moscow City Court on Friday scheduled appeals against sentence in a high-profile Seventh Studio stage company embezzlement case for October 23.

13:23 02.10.2020

Number of women with children in Russian penitentiary facilities down over 5 years

A trend towards lower numbers of minors, women with children, pregnant women among convicts within Russia’s penitentiary system has been registered in recent years, Children Rights Commissioner Anna Kuznetsova said during her visit to a pretrial detention center in Moscow.

12:12 02.10.2020

Bankruptcy proceedings against Yashma co-owner extended for another 6 months

The Voronezh Regional Commercial Court has extended a procedure of disposal of property of a primary co-owner of Yashma group Igor Mavlyanov for another six months.

11:41 02.10.2020

Detention of Irkutsk lawmaker accused of $2.5 mln embezzlement appealed

Andrey Levchenko, lawmaker of the Irkutsk Region Legislative Assembly and son of a former regional Governor, on Thursday challenged his detention in a 185 million-ruble embezzlement case ($2.5 million).

10:35 02.10.2020

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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