Trial & Litigation

Court upholds $24.5 million award for Rosbank in suit against MIEL

The Ninth Commercial Court of Appeals has upheld a lower courts judgment awarding $24.5 million to Rosbank in its suit against MIEL Investment and Development Holding

17:48 24.08.2011

Court registers lawsuit for Nastyusha bankruptcy

The Moscow Commercial Court, on Wednesday, registered the Tsentrotransstroy-region lawsuit on insolvency of the grain company Nastyusha, a principal company of a major Russian grain producing and processing group

17:38 24.08.2011

Court to consider Lebedevs dispute with Kommersant

The Moscow Commercial Court has scheduled an October 5 hearing for the defamation lawsuit filed by Alexander Lebedev and the National Reserve Bank (NRB) against Kommersants publisher. The suit seeks 11 million rubles ($393,000) in damages

16:16 24.08.2011

MMA champion Mirzayev charged with killing student

Investigators have brought charges against Rasul Mirzayev, a mixed fight world champion, for killing student Ivan Agafonov

16:03 24.08.2011

Court approves settlement in BSGVs 2 bln ruble suit against Nastyusha

The Ninth Commercial Court of Appeals has approved the settlement of a claim filed by Rosbank, a subsidiary of Societe Generale, and Banque Societe Generale Vostok against Nastyusha, a grain company, for 1.988 billion rubles ($69.1 million)

14:40 24.08.2011

Court affirms 113 mln ruble judgment in favor of CSKA football club

The Ninth Commercial Court of Appeals has upheld a lower court award of over 113 million rubles ($4 million) to the CSKA Professional Football Club in its suit against Monolit-grad-story, a construction company

10:16 24.08.2011

Court postpones hearing bankruptcy case of Capital Tours insurer

The Moscow Commercial Court has postponed until September 26 its hearing of a petition filed by ProektService for the bankruptcy of Innogarant, an insurance company that served as Capital Tours insurer,

17:52 23.08.2011

Court to consider Defense Ministrys 7.2 bln ruble suit against Polyot air carrier

The Voronezh Regional Commercial Court has declared a recess until August 30 in its hearing of the Defense Ministrys claim for 7.19 billion rubles ($257 million) from Polyot, an air carrier

17:29 23.08.2011

Moscow court to reconsider Mirzayev's release on bail

The Moscow City Court has overturned a lower court decision to allow mixed martial arts champion Rasul Mirzayev to be released on 5 million ruble ($170,000) bail

17:23 23.08.2011

Two more cases opened against official detained for bribe-taking

Police have launched two more criminal cases against a high-ranking official within the Federal Service for Supervision of Environment, Technology, and Nuclear Management (Rostekhnadzor)

17:09 23.08.2011

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).

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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