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Retired judge charged with $90,000 attempted fraud

A retired judge of the Saratov Region Court has been charged with attempted fraud in the amount of 5.1 million rubles (about $90,000).

17:54 20.03.2018

AFK Sistema recalls $5.7 billion lawsuit against Rosneft and Bashneft

The Moscow Commercial Court has granted a request filed by AFK Sistema recalling its 330.4 billion rubles ($5.7 billion) lawsuit against Bashneft and Rosneft oil corporations.

15:59 20.03.2018

Navalny asks Supreme Court to comply with ECHR ruling regarding his brother Oleg

Russian opposition politician Alexey Navalny has filed a motion with the Supreme Court of Russia asking it to comply with a ruling of the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) and release his brother Oleg from prison.

13:45 20.03.2018

Russian Supreme Court upholds FSB decree on decoding messages

The Supreme Court of Russia on Tuesday upheld the right of the Federal Security Service (FSB) to request information-dissemination organizers for data on decoding of user messages.

13:01 20.03.2018

Russian government approves bill on mediation procedures

Russian government has approved a bill prepared by the Supreme Court which is supposed to improve mediation procedures.

12:49 20.03.2018

Vostochny Cosmodrome embezzlement case convict gets 7 more years in prison

Moscow’s Gagarinsky District Court has sentenced ex-Chief Engineer of the State Design Institute for Special Construction Sergey Ostrovsky, who is currently serving a 5-year term for embezzlement during the Vostochny Cosmodrome construction in Russia's Far East, to another 7 years in prison.

11:55 20.03.2018

Ex-school principal suspected of taking $9,000 in bribes

Investigators have opened 22 criminal cases against a former principal of one of the Chuvash Republic’s schools on suspicion of receiving more than 500,000 rubles (about $9,000) in bribes and abuse of authority.

11:23 20.03.2018

Minority shareholder of GAZ appeals dismissal of lawsuit against Deripaska

The Russian Prosperity Fund, the minority shareholder of GAZ company, has filed an appeal against the Nizhny Novgorod Regional Commercial Court’s ruling dismissing to collect 11.4 billion rubles (about $196.5 million) from Oleg Deripaska and head of GAZ Vadim Sorokin.

10:51 20.03.2018

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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