Trial & Litigation

VKontakte users demand compensation for passing their personal data to police

Four residents of Russia’s Tatarstan have filed a lawsuit demanding 100,000 rubles in compensation each from VKontakte social network for passing their personal data to police.

17:39 01.04.2019

Russian Supreme Court rejects ex-MP’s suit contesting law on insulting authority

The Supreme Court of Russia has rejected a lawsuit filed by the former State Duma MP Dmitry Gudkov demanding to disable the law on blocking of websites containing defamatory information insulting Russia's society, state symbols and state bodies.

15:57 01.04.2019

Rosneft subsidiaries’ ex-bankrupt trustee accused of embezzlement to stay jailed till July

The Moscow City Court on Monday held to extend detention of the former bankruptcy commissioner of several Russia’s Rosneft subsidiaries Oleg Smetanin charged with embezzling more than 300 million rubles ($4.5 million) for three months.

13:48 01.04.2019

Ex-Khabarovsk Region governor appeals against house arrest in Rosneft embezzlement case

Ex-governor of Russia’s Khabarovsk Region Victor Ishayev has filed an appeal against his house arrest as part of the Rosneft embezzlement case.The Moscow City Court will hear it on April 8.

12:59 01.04.2019

Navalny’s appeal against order to refute information discrediting meat plant put on hold

The Ninth Commercial Court of Appeals has abandoned an appeal lodged by Russian opposition blogger Alexey Navalny against a lower court’s order to delete and refute information discrediting business standing of the Crimean meat processing plant Druzhba Narodov until April 26.

11:43 01.04.2019

Nearly 10% of Vostochny bank shares owned by Baring Vostok seized

The Commercial Court of Amur Region has seized 9.99% of Vostochny bank shares belonging to the Cypriot firm Evison Holdings Limited through which Baring Vostok and Russia Partners investment funds control over 50% of the financial organization’s stock.

10:59 01.04.2019

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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

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.

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