Trial & Litigation

Russia's Supreme Court backs women's right to self-defense against domestic violence

Russia's Supreme Court has overturned the conviction of a woman who stabbed her partner with a knife saying that it was justified self-defense.

10:38 14.09.2021

Moscow court orders continued pre-trial detention of ex-official of North Ossetia Takoyev

The Moscow City Court on Monday ordered continued pre-trial detention for former chairman of the North Ossetia government Sergey Takoyev facing charges of embezzling more than 180 million rubles (about $2.5 million).

17:48 13.09.2021

Moscow court upholds sentence for ‘trash streamer’ guilty of beating model

Moscow's Presnensky District Court on Monday upheld the conviction and sentence of ‘trash streamer’ Andrey Burim (a.k.a Mellstroy) who mocked and violently abused a model during a live broadcast.

10:44 13.09.2021

Businessman to go on trial for siphoning $76 mln from self-regulating construction organizations

Businessman Alexey Eliseyev will face trial for alleged siphoning 5.6 billion rubles (about $76 million) from self-regulating construction organizations.

17:56 10.09.2021

Google challenges dismissal of its claim against Russian communications watchdog

Google LLC has filed an appeal against the dismissal of its claim against Russian communications watchdog Roskomnadzor seeking to establish that the agency unlawfully restricted access to 12 YouTube links it said demonstrated illegal content.

10:53 10.09.2021

YouTuber to stand trial for alleged spreading misinformation about COVID-19 vaccine

Anton Myslivets, owner of a channel on YouTube and VKontakte social network, will face trial for alleged spreading misinformation about COVID-19 vaccine.

16:05 09.09.2021

Moscow court orders seizure of former minister's $22 mln property

Moscow's Gagarinsky District Court has ordered that a $22 million property owned by former government minister Mikhail Abyzov be seized.

10:48 09.09.2021

Moscow court reduces sentence for political scientist Platoshkin

The Moscow City Court has reduced by 3 months the suspended sentence given to political scientist and academic Nikolay Platoshkin on charges of “inciting unrest”.

15:40 08.09.2021

Russian court to rule on expulsion of Paul Whelan to US by end of September

The Supreme Court of Russia’ Republic of Mordovia is to consider a petition for the expulsion of American citizen Paul Whelan, convicted of espionage, to the United States to serve his sentence there.

12:50 08.09.2021

Official of Russian aviation agency to go on trial for faulty registration of aircraft

An official of civil aviation agency Rosaviatsia will go on trial for alleged negligence while registering an aircraft.

17:43 07.09.2021

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Russian President signs decree on external debt payment

President of Russia Vladimir Putin has signed a decree establishing a new temporary procedure of payment of the country’s foreign debt. The document was published on the official website of legal information.

17:20 22.06.2022

Bill on liability for digital rights violation submitted to Russia’s State Duma

Chairman of the State Duma Committee on the Financial Market Anatoly Aksakov has introduced a bill to supplement the national Code of Administrative Offenses with an article on the violation of digital rights before the lower house of Russia's parliament.

12:45 23.06.2022

Environmental violations up in Russia by almost 3 times — Supreme Court head

The number of cases related to violations of the environmental legislation has increased in Russia by almost 3 times over the past 10 years, the Supreme Court Chairman Vyacheslav Lebedev said during the presidium meeting on Friday.

15:36 24.06.2022