Chair of banned Majlis of Crimean Tatars sentenced to 6-year imprisonment in absentiaThe Supreme Court of Crimea on Tuesday sentenced Refat Chubarov, chairman of Majlis of Crimean Tatars banned in Russia as extremist, to 6 years in prison in absentia for organizing mass riots.13:59 01.06.2021
Number of inmates dropped in Russia in first quarter of 2021 – Supreme Court headThe number of prisoners decreased by 4,700 people in Russia in the first quarter of 2021, the Supreme Court’s Chairman Vyacheslav Lebedev announced Tuesday.14:58 25.05.2021
Russian Supreme Court backs creation of state judicial serviceThe Supreme Court of the Russian Federation still backs the initiative to establish state judicial service in the country, the body’s Chairman Vyacheslav Lebedev said on Tuesday.11:41 25.05.2021
Russian Supreme Court upholds Ukrainian ex-minister’s sentence for terrorist callsThe Military Collegium of the Russian Supreme Court on Friday upheld sentence passed on ex-defense minister of Ukraine Anatoly Gritsenko for calls through media to blast Russian trains and cars in absentia.17:36 21.05.2021
E-justice used in over 400,000 cases examined in RussiaIn 2020, electronic justice systems were used when considering more than 400,000 cases in Russian courts, Alexey Solokhin, Counselor to the Department of Systematization of Legislation and Analysis of Judicial Practice of the Russian Supreme Court said at the Digitalization and Cybersecurity in Courts track of the St. Petersburg International Legal Forum (SPBILF) 9 ¾.13:44 21.05.2021
About 2,000 indviduals acquitted by Russian courts in 2020Russian courts acquitted nearly 2,000 people in 2020.11:23 21.04.2021
Thirty seven people sentenced to life in prison in Russia last yearRussian courts sentenced 37 persons to life imprisonment in 2020.11:01 21.04.2021
Six people convicted of Nazism rehabilitation in Russia in 2020Six people were convicted of whitewashing Nazism in the Russian Federation last year, according by the official statistics presented by the Supreme Court’s Justice Department.10:25 21.04.2021
Ex-Ivanovo head's restraining order changed to travel restrictions in embezzlement caseThe Supreme Court of Russia on Tuesday replaced a restraining order imposed on ex-Governor of Russia’s Ivanovo Region Mikhail Men charged with embezzling 700 million rubles (over $9 million) with travel restrictions.12:45 20.04.2021
Arashukov case to be heard by Moscow City CourtThe Moscow City Court will consider a criminal case against Raul Arashukov, ex-advisor of a CEO of Gazprom Mezhregiongaz, his son, ex-senator Rauf Arashukov and other defendants.18:29 16.04.2021
Russian Supreme Court grants initiation of fatal crash case against ex-regional judgeThe Supreme Court of Russian on Tuesday upheld the Higher Judges' Qualifications Board’s consent to the institution of criminal proceedings over vehiculary manslaughter against a magistrate judge emeritus from Lipetsk Nadezhda Fedorova.13:26 30.03.2021
Navalny challenges $45K ruling in favor of Crimea’s meat plant in Russian Supreme CourtAlexey Navalny has filed an appeal with the Supreme Court of Russia seeking review of court rulings on the recovery of 3.3 million rubles (about $45,000 at the current exchange rate) of legal expenses from him in favor of Crimean meat processing plant Druzhba Narodov.10:10 29.03.2021
Appeals against sentence of seven terrorist group members reach Russian Supreme CourtThe Supreme Court of Russia will proceed with cassation appeals against sentence passed on seven members of a St. Petersburg cell of a group known as Set, meaning Network, banned in Russia as terrorist.10:44 22.03.2021
Legislative initiative on perpetual tenure for justices of peace adopted by State DumaA bill developed by Russia’s Supreme Court, which envisages that the terms in office of justices of the peace should be indefinite passed its third and final reading in the lower house of Russian parliament on Tuesday.17:14 16.03.2021
Russian lawyer challenges ban on carrying of mobile phones into detention facilitiesLawyer Oleg Krupochkin has appealed to the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation seeking to invalidate the provisions of two orders of the Interior Ministry prohibiting lawyers from bringing technical means of communication, as well as devices allowing audio and video recording, to the temporary detention centers.16:10 11.03.2021
Russia’s Supreme Court submits criminal misdemeanor bill to State DumaThe Supreme Court of the Russian Federation has brought a bill envisaging that 112 legally defined crimes are to be qualified as criminal misdemeanors before the State Duma.12:28 16.02.2021
Litigants to take part in hearings via their smartphones – Russia’s Supreme Court ChairThe progress in the development of new technologies and web conferences will permit parties to participate in court hearings via their personal smartphones or computers, according to the Chairman of Russia’s Supreme Court Vyacheslav Lebedev.16:26 09.02.2021
Foreign investors win nearly 90% of cases in Russia – Supreme Court’s headForeign investors win about 90% of legal disputes in Russian Courts, according to the Supreme Court’s Chairman Vyacheslav Lebedev.15:04 09.02.2021
Russian Supreme Court upholds sentence of Probusinessbank embezzlement case defendantsThe Supreme Court of Russia on Tuesday upheld prison sentence given to two defendants in a case over stealing of 600 million rubles ($8 million at the current exchange rate) from Probusinessbank.16:44 19.01.2021
Justice Department and Federal Notary Chamber launch online services for judgesThe Justice Department at Russia’s Supreme Court informs RAPSI that it has notified federal courts of general jurisdiction and Judicial Department’s regional offices that they have available a technical capability for judges to obtain data on inheritance cases and send requests to notaries via an electronic service.17:35 18.01.2021