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Russian MPs propose property forfeiture as punishment for embezzlement

Lawmakers from the United Russia party, Igor Igoshin and Nadezhda Shaidenko, have submitted a bill to the lower house of parliament that would allow seizure of assets belonging to individuals found guilty of embezzlement.

17:32 26.05.2016

Moscow resident sues Whatsapp, Viber, Skype and Teleport for €100k

Moscow resident has sued free online messengers Whatsapp, Viber, Skype and Teleport and asked a court to recover 7.4 million rubles (€100,000) from them for refusal to provide him with call detail records.

16:58 26.05.2016

Investigators ask to limit time Orthodox activist should have to study her case file

The Simonovsky District Court will decide if the time given to Lyudmila Yesipenko, an activist of ultra-conservative Orthodox group Bozhya Volya (God’s Will), who stands accused of vandalizing an art exhibition, for studying her case file should be limited, on May 27.

15:40 26.05.2016

Denial of parole for opposition activist Udaltsov upheld

The Tambov Regional Court has upheld refusal to release Russian opposition activist Sergei Udaltsov on parole.

14:58 26.05.2016

Courts need right to correct apparent judicial errors – Russian Supreme Court Chairman

The Russia’s Supreme Court proposes that heads of general jurisdiction courts should be permitted to correct apparent judicial errors on their own authority, even in cases not appealed against by defeated parties, - Vyacheslav Lebedev, the Chairman of the Court has stated speaking at the Council of Judges.

13:41 26.05.2016

Leader of Russian gang sentenced to 25 years in prison for numerous crimes

A court in the Siberian Zabaikalsky region has sentenced Igor Osintsev, leader of the criminal gang “Osintsevskiye” to 25 years in prison for committing 11 counts of serious crimes including murders.

12:31 26.05.2016

Detention of former vice-governor of Altai and his wife upheld

The Altai Krai Court has upheld the lower court’s ruling to place the former vice-governor of the region Yuriy Denisov and his wife Tatyana Denisova in detention till September 11 in a bribery criminal case.

11:12 26.05.2016

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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