Trial & Litigation

Appeals court to hear BTA bank appeal in $82.7 mln suit

16:43 26.08.2011

Investigators to file charges in Politkovskaya murder

Investigators are set to arraign retired police Lt. Col. Dmitry Pavlyuchenkov, to charge him with organizing the murder of journalist Anna Politkovskaya

16:35 26.08.2011

Court finds Moslift guilty of collusion

The Moscow District Federal Commercial Court has upheld a Federal Antimonopoly Service (FAS) finding that Moslift colluded with others in manipulating a video surveillance system tender

15:18 26.08.2011

Court postpones hearing suit against Moscow government over hotel construction.

The Moscow Commercial Court has postponed until September 22 its hearing of a 3.6 billion ruble ($124 million) suit filed by Kurskaya Ploshchad, a development company, against the Moscow government over its termination of a contract for the construction of a hotel near the Kursky railway station

14:59 26.08.2011

Interior Minister and police chief not to testify in mass riots case

A Moscow court today refused to summon Interior Minister Rashid Nurgaliyev and Moscow police head Vladimir Kolokoltsev to testify in last Decembers mass riots case

13:09 26.08.2011

FAS brings charges against Rosaviatsiya for tender offenses

The Federal Antimonopoly Service (FAS) has opened a case over the Federal Air Transport Agencys (Rosaviatsiya) abuse of the state procurement process

12:50 26.08.2011

Court postpones hearing Sberbanks 5 bln ruble claim against developer

The Moscow Commercial Court has postponed until September 6 its hearing of a 5.2 billion ruble ($180 million) claim filed by Sberbank against Techinvest, a development company engaged in the construction of the Eurasia Tower in Moscow City

10:41 26.08.2011

Court postpones hearing for Pavlyuchenkov's arrest until August 26

A Moscow district court has postponed until August 26 its hearing of the restrictive measures to be imposed upon retired Lt. Col. Dmitry Pavlyuchenkov, who is suspected of organizing the murder of journalist Anna Politkovskaya

17:51 25.08.2011

Moscow court declares Maxi-Group bankrupt

The Moscow Commercial Court has held in favor of Novolipetsk Iron & Steel Corporation (NLMK) in its application for the bankruptcy of Maxi-Group, and ordered the companys bankruptcy administration

17:03 25.08.2011

Court to reconsider Azov City gambling zone

The Supreme Commercial Court will hear a claim filed by Kazan investor Pak Express on October 3. The suit seeks to invalidate the Russian governments decree "On abolishing the Azov-City gambling zone," the court said.

15:59 25.08.2011

Top news

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