Trial & Litigation

Ex-manager of bankrupt enterprise not to pay to taxmen – Russia’s Constitutional Court

The Russian Constitutional Court has ruled in favor of an ex-manager of a bankrupt enterprise, who challenged the recovery from him of a sum paid by a tax authority to the bankruptcy supervisor.

18:24 05.03.2019

Moscow court dismisses Khodorkovsky’s lawsuit against blocking of his website

The Moscow Tagansky District Court has dismissed the lawsuit filed by ex-Yukos owner Mikhail Khodorkovsky against Russia’s communications watchdog Roskomnadzor.

14:59 05.03.2019

Moscow court adjourns hearings on Navalny’s petition to unfreeze his bank accounts

The Moscow Zamoskvoretsky District Court has adjourned the hearings on the petition of Russian opposition politician Alexey Navalny seeking to lift the seizure of his bank accounts and securities effected five years ago in the framework of a criminal case regarding the embezzlement of Yves Rocher company funds.

13:58 05.03.2019

Accomplice of ex-penitentiary official Korshunov seeks conditional release

The Moscow Lefortovsky District Court is to hear a petition of entrepreneur Marina Dyukova, an accomplice of ex-deputy chief of Russia’s Federal Penitentiary Service (FSIN) Oleg Korshunov, seeking to be released on parole.

12:17 05.03.2019

Supreme Court upholds recovery of $55,000 from local firm for violating Microsoft rights

The Russian Supreme Court has dismissed a claim to review a decision to recover nearly $55,000 from Moscow Regional company Strela in in favor of Microsoft Corporation for violating the U.S. company’s exclusive rights to operational systems.

11:01 05.03.2019

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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).

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