Trial & Litigation

Detention of Russian General Drymanov in corruption case extended until mid-June

Moscow’s Lefortovsky District Court on Tuesday extended detention of ex-director of the Investigative Committee's Main Investigations Directorate, General Alexander Drymanov charged with corruption crimes, until June 16.

16:55 12.03.2019

Moscow court refuses to question Communist MPs in Deripaska v. Zyuganov dispute

Moscow’s Tverskoy District Court on Tuesday refused to question three Communist Party lawmakers as part of a defamation dispute between Russian tycoon Oleg Deripaska and the party’s leader Gennady Zyuganov.

12:56 12.03.2019

Former FIFA World Cup’s IT contractor owes $41 mln to Russia’s Sberbank - court

The Moscow Commercial Court has included a 2.7-billion-ruble ($41 million) debt of Asteros company, a former IT contractor for the FIFA 2018 World Cup in Russia, to Sberbank in the creditors’ list.

10:55 12.03.2019

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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