Trial & Litigation

Appeal of vice-president of Russian insurer against 8-year term set for mid-October

The Moscow City Court has set an appeal lodged by Sergey Khachaturov, former vice-president of Rosgosstrakh, the largest insurer in Russia, against an 8-year prison sentence for his role in a stock fraud and money laundering scheme causing 8 billion rubles (about $104 million) loss for October 16.

17:38 09.10.2020

Opposition politician Udaltsov denied 2021 administrative supervision lift

Moscow’s Simonovsky District Court on Friday dismissed a lawsuit filed by opposition figure Sergey Udaltsov seeking lifting of an administrative supervision including a ban to attend rallies until 2021 imposed on him.

16:29 09.10.2020

Case over infection of 157 children in Amur Region with hepatitis reaches court

A court in the Amur Region is to hear a criminal case against three doctors of the regional children’s hospital charged with negligence resulting in infection of 157 minors with hepatitis C.

15:10 09.10.2020

Appeals against sentence of actor Efremov scheduled for October 20

The Moscow City Court will consider appeals against sentence of actor Mikhail Efremov convicted of committing a fatal road traffic accident under the influence of alcohol on October 20.

14:47 09.10.2020

St. Petersburg Children Ombudsman urged probe into VK group offering minors for sale

St. Petersburg Children Rights Commissioner Anna Mityanina has turned to law enforcers seeking a probe into Children for Good Hands public page on VKontakte social network being in open access for over two years.

13:55 09.10.2020

Dagestan police colonel jailed for 9 years in $6 mln bribery case

Moscow’s Tverskoy District Court has sentenced Colonel Magomed Khizriyev, ex-head of the Dagestan Republic’s Interior Ministry operative department, to 9 years in a high-security prison in a $6 million bribery case.

11:00 09.10.2020

Recovery of over $2.5 bln from former Moscow Industrial Bank managers appealed

Former top managers of the Moscow Industrial Bank (MInBank) have challenged a ruling on recovery of 198.06 billion rubles (over $2.5 billion at the current exchange rate) in damages from them jointly.

10:42 09.10.2020

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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