Trial & Litigation

Appeal against Irkutsk lawmaker's detention in embezzlement case set for October 26

The Moscow City Court will hear an appeal against detention of Andrey Levchenko, lawmaker of the Irkutsk Region Legislative Assembly and son of a former regional Governor, who stands charged with embezzling over 185 million rubles (about $2.5 million), on October 26.

18:00 20.10.2020

New embezzlement trial of ex-Deputy Culture Minister to start in late October

The Krasnogorsk Town Court near Moscow will begin considering a new case against ex-Deputy Culture Minister Grigory Pirumov over the 800 million-ruble (over $11 million) organized embezzlement allocated for restoration of the Hermitage Museum in late October.

16:45 20.10.2020

Appeals against sentence of actor Efremov postponed until October 22

The Moscow City Court on Tuesday adjourned the hearing of appeals against sentence of actor Mikhail Efremov convicted of committing a fatal road traffic accident under the influence of alcohol until October 22.

15:02 20.10.2020

Russian Supreme Court upholds acquittal of ex- confectionary owner in murder case

The Supreme Court of the Russian Federation on Tuesday upheld acquittal of ex-owner of Moscow’s confectionary Menshevik Ilya Averyanov of murder.

14:53 20.10.2020

Russian businessman Prigozhin accuses one more opposition figure of defamation

Businessman Yevgeny Prigozhin has lodged a 5 million-ruble defamation lawsuit (about $65,000) against Leonid Volkov, an associate of opposition blogger Alexey Navalny.

13:27 20.10.2020

Ombudsman Titov asks Prosecutor General to take Baring Vostok defense position into account

Russia’s Business Rights Commissioner Boris Titov asked Prosecutor General Igor Krasnov to note that investigators had rejected new documents submitted by defense in the Baring Vostok case.

12:38 20.10.2020

Russian Justice Ministry proposes signing of Convention on Recognition of Foreign Judgments

Russia’s Justice Ministry has asked the Government to pass a recommendation to sign the Convention of 2 July 2019 on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Judgments in Civil or Commercial Matters.

11:44 20.10.2020

Moscow Commercial Court seizes $1 bln assets belonging to four bankers

The Moscow Commercial Court has attached assets worth over 85 billion rubles ($1 billion) owned by Mikail Shishkhanov, ex-president of Binbank and owner of Rost Bank, and three other bankers.

10:21 20.10.2020

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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