Trial & Litigation

Courts could ensure openness and transparency of proceedings amid pandemic – Putin

Russia’s courts were able to ensure openness and transparency of proceedings amid the pandemic, President Vladimir Putin said addressing the participants of a meeting of judges of Russia’s general jurisdiction and commercial courts held on Tuesday.

21:43 09.02.2021

Number of inmates in Russian prison decreases – official

The number of convicts held in correctional system facilities has decreased in Russia up to 482,000 people by the beginning of 2021, the Supreme Court’s head Vyacheslav Lebedev announced Tuesday.

17:39 09.02.2021

Litigants to take part in hearings via their smartphones – Russia’s Supreme Court Chair

The progress in the development of new technologies and web conferences will permit parties to participate in court hearings via their personal smartphones or computers, according to the Chairman of Russia’s Supreme Court Vyacheslav Lebedev.

16:26 09.02.2021

Foreign investors win nearly 90% of cases in Russia – Supreme Court’s head

Foreign investors win about 90% of legal disputes in Russian Courts, according to the Supreme Court’s Chairman Vyacheslav Lebedev.

15:04 09.02.2021

Navalny’s spokesperson to stay under house arrest in sanitary breaches case

The Moscow City Court on Tuesday upheld house arrest for Kira Yarmysh, the spokesperson for Alexey Navalny, as part of a case over sanitary and epidemiological violations.

14:43 09.02.2021

Investigators seek house arrest for municipal lawmaker in rally sanitary violations case

Investigators have filed a motion seeking to place Moscow’s municipal lawmaker Konstantin Yankauskas charged with incitement to violation of anti-coronavirus sanitary requirements during unauthorized rallies under house arrest.

12:00 09.02.2021

Ex-construction official gets 13.5 years in prison in Vostochny Cosmodrome graft case

Moscow’s Babushkinsky District Court found ex-deputy chief of the Federal Agency for Special Construction (Spetsstroy) Alexander Mordovets guilty of bribery and abuse of office during the construction of the Vostochny Cosmodrome and sentenced him to 13.5 year in high-security prison.

11:15 09.02.2021

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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