Trial & Litigation

St. Petersburg court to review Pokemon Go player’s petition to mitigate sentence

A court in St. Petersburg is to examine a petition of videoblogger Ruslan Sokolovsky seeking a mitigation of a suspended term he was given for playing Pokemon Go in a church.

17:44 28.02.2019

Moscow City Court upholds detention of Baring Vostok founder Michael Calvey

The Moscow City Court had dismissed an appeal filed by the founder of Baring Vostok investment company, U.S. citizen Michael Calvey, against his detention in a 2.5-billion-ruble (about $40 million) embezzlement case.

16:11 28.02.2019

Navalny fined Rub 15,000 for not complying with court ruling

The Lyublinsky District Court of Moscow had again confirmed Russian opposition politician Alexey Navalny is obliged to pay a fine for failing to comply with the court ruling ordering him to delete unsubstantiated information he disseminated.

15:39 28.02.2019

ISIS cell members in Ingushetia sentenced to up to 20 years in prison

The North Caucasus District Military Court had sentenced five residents of Ingushetia, a North Caucasian Republic in Russia, to prison terms ranging from 12 to 20 years for participation in the Islamic State (ISIS) terrorist organization banned in Russia.

14:08 28.02.2019

Moscow court to rule on DIA claim to recover Rub 79B from Intercommerz bank ex-managers

The Moscow Commercial Court is to examine a claim of the governmental Deposit Insurance Agency (DIA) seeking to recover 79.4 billion rubles (about $1.2 billion) from four persons earlier in control of Intercommerz bank on April 26.

12:54 28.02.2019

Administrator of bankrupt Transaero seeks to collect Rub 81M from company’s founder family

Alexey Belokopyt, the bankruptcy supervisor of Transaero air carrier, has lodged a claim seeking to recover 81 million rubles (about $1,2 million) from the company’s ex-founder and his family.

11:22 28.02.2019

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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).

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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.

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Soldiers jailed for killing US journalist Russell Bentley

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