Trial & Litigation

Ex-Promsvyazbank owners’ alleged accomplices in siphoning over $1 bln abroad arrested

Five defendants in a case of ex-owners of Promsvyazbank, the Ananyev brothers Alexey and Dmitry, charged with illegal siphoning over 87 billion rubles (over $1 billion) belonging to the credit organization abroad, were arrested on Tuesday.

18:03 06.10.2020

Calvey, other defendants in $40 mln embezzlement case to stay detained until mid-November

The First Appeals Court of General Jurisdiction on Tuesday upheld extension of house arrest of Baring Vostok investment company's founder Michael Calvey and other defendants in a 2.5-billion-ruble (about $40 million) embezzlement case.

16:14 06.10.2020

Moscow lawmaker’s $30K embezzlement trial to begin on October 12

Moscow’s Zamoskvoretsky District Court will start hearing a case against the city lawmaker Oleg Sheremetyev in a case on embezzling over 2 million rubles (about $30,000) on October 12.

14:50 06.10.2020

Case opened over children torture in Russian convent

A probe was launched into alleged tortures of children in the Sredneuralsk Women’s Monastery outside of Russia’s Yekaterinburg where earlier schemonk Sergius was defrocked.

12:51 06.10.2020

Two men arrested in Russia on suspicion of treason

The Federal Security Service’s (FSB) officers have arrested Russia’s military serviceman and his brother permanently residing in Estonia on suspicion of collecting top-secret information and its transfer to the Estonian intelligence agencies.

11:36 06.10.2020

Relatives of actor Efremov car crash victim sue for nearly $40K in damages

Family of Sergey Zakharov, who had been killed in a road traffic accident with Mikhail Efremov, demanded jointly 3 million rubles (about $40,000) in compensation for moral harm from the actor.

10:58 06.10.2020

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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