Trial & Litigation

WWII murders in Novgorod Region recognized as genocide

The Soletsky District Court in the Nizny Novgorod Region on Tuesday adjudged that an act of genocide against peoples of the Soviet Union was committed in Zhestyanaya Gorka village in 1942.

19:46 27.10.2020

Navalny’s foundation loses appeal against $1.4 mln ruling in dispute with food supplier

A cassation appeal filed by a foundation established by Alexey Navalny against a ruling ordering the blogger and his associate Lyubov Sobol to pay 88 million rubles ($1.4 million) in favor a company supplying food to school has been dismissed.

18:04 27.10.2020

Ex-head of Russia’s Udmurtia challenges 10-year prison sentence for bribery

The former head of Russia’s Udmurt Republic Alexander Solovyov had filed an appeal against a 10-year prison sentence passed on him in a 140 million-ruble (about $1.8 million) bribery case, RAPSI was told in the press office of the republican community of judges on Tuesday.

17:47 27.10.2020

Investigators suspect Krasnoyarsk businessmen charged with murders of tax evasion

Investigators have suspected Krasnoyarsk businessman Anatoly Bykov detained on murder charges of tax evasion.

16:02 27.10.2020

Altai court sentences three individuals for wild falcon smuggling

A court in Russia’s Altai Krai has convicted three defendants in a case over an attempt to transfer 6 rare wild peregrine falcons abroad.

12:26 27.10.2020

Russian bank again seeks insolvency of eldest son of businessman Mints

Russia’s Promsvyazbank has again filed a bankruptcy claim against the eldest son of businessman Boris Min.

10:58 27.10.2020

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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