Trial & Litigation

Russian penitentiary officials ordered to pay $800 to tortured inmate

A court in Elista, the capital city of Russia’s Republic of Kalmykia, has recovered 50,000 rubles ($800) in compensation from the Federal Penitentiary Service (FSIN) in favor of inmate Akhmed Saliyev, a victim of the colony officers’ tortures.

17:44 25.03.2019

Russian Liberal Democratic leader accuses Financial Times journalist of defamation

Moscow’s Ostankinsky District Court will proceed with a defamation suit filed by the Russian Liberal Democratic Party (LDPR) leader Vladimir Zhirinovsky against ex-Moscow bureau chief for the Financial Times (FT) Charles Clover on March 26.

16:01 25.03.2019

Lawsuit against Pobeda airline’s weapon transportation ban set for April

Moscow’s Sherbinsky District Court will consider a lawsuit filed by the Moscow transregional transport prosecutor's office against Pobeda air carrier over weapon carriage regulations on April 12.

14:58 25.03.2019

Russian Prosecutor General asked to check legality of entrepreneurs’ detention

Russian business ombudsman Boris Titov has asked Prosecutor General Yury Chaika to organize a check for the legality of continuous detention of several entrepreneurs.

13:04 25.03.2019

Ex-penitentiary official’s accessory to embezzlement denied parole

The Lefortovsky District Court of Moscow on Monday refused to release an accomplice of ex-deputy chief of Russia’s Federal Penitentiary Service (FSIN) Oleg Korshunov, entrepreneur Marina Dyukova convicted of embezzlement, on parole.

12:02 25.03.2019

Russia seeks extradition of burnt-out Kemerovo mall’s owner from Poland

Russian authorities are seeking extradition of Vyacheslav Vishnevsky, ex-CEO of the Kemerovo confectionary complex and owner of Zimnyaya Vishnya (Winter Cherry) shopping mall that became a site of deadly fire last year. Vishnevsky has been arrested in Poland.

11:46 25.03.2019

Russian football stars Kokorin and Mamayev to go on trial

A criminal case against Zenit St. Petersburg’s football player Alexander Kokorin, Krasnodar’s Pavel Mamayev and their two alleged accomplices has been forwarded to court for hearing.

11:20 25.03.2019

Spouse of convicted Vneshprombank ex-president banned from leaving Russia

The Moscow Commercial Court has set temporary restriction on departure of Lazar Markus, the husband of convicted ex-president of Vneshprombank Larisa Markus, abroad.

10:43 25.03.2019

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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