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Sentence upheld for Basayev gang members as part of 2000 attack case

Russia’s Supreme Court on Monday upheld sentence for members of a gang led by a notorious Chechen warlord Shamil Basayev in a case over infringement on the life of military servicemen in Chechnya in 2000.

17:24 24.12.2018

Russian Supreme Court upholds revocation of Yugra bank’s license

The Supreme Court of Russia will not review a decision of a lower court confirming revocation of Yugra bank’s license.

16:53 24.12.2018

Ex-judge, attorney receive prison terms in $70k embezzlement case

Moscow’s Simonovsky District Court has convicted and sentenced ex-judge of the Moscow Commercial Court Igor Korogodov and attorney Alexander Mosin as part of a $70,000 embezzlement case.

15:51 24.12.2018

Russian energy company seeks to recover $30 million from Summa subsidiary

Russian energy company Federal Grid Company (FGC UES) has filed two claims with the Moscow Commercial Court, seeking to include over 2 billion rubles ($30 million) in the creditors’ demands list against Global Electro Service, a subsidiary of Summa Group.

12:59 24.12.2018

Leader of Crimean terror cell gets 17 years in prison

The North Caucasus District Military Court has sentenced a native of Uzbekistan Enver Mamutov to 17 years in high security prison for organizing in Crimea a cell of Hizb ut-Tahrir terrorist organization banned in Russia.

11:59 24.12.2018

Russian company seeks to recover $1.8 million in court costs from HSBC Management

Bankruptcy manager of Dalnaya Step, a company believed to be formerly controlled by William Browder’s Hermitage Capital Management, Kirill Nogotkov, seeks to recover 125.3 million rubles ($1.8 million) in court costs from HSBC Management (Guernsey) and HSBC Bank (RR).

10:59 24.12.2018

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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