Trial & Litigation

Businessman convicted of $6 mln VAT refund fraud, acquitted of organizing gang

CEO of Petropolis company Mark Bronovsky was sentenced to 6 years and 10 months for a 377-million-ruble ($6 million) tax refund fraud but acquitted creating an organized criminal network.

18:13 25.04.2019

Eurocommerce Bank $51mln embezzlement case reaches court

A criminal case over $3.3-billion-ruble (over $51 million) embezzlement from Eurocommerce Bank has been forwarded to Moscow’s Ostankinsky District Court for hearing.

16:00 25.04.2019

Convicted ex-regional governor denied deferral of fine pay-out

Moscow’s Presnensky District Court on Thursday dismissed a motion to postpone a 48-million-ruble fine ($750,000) filed by ex-governor of the Kirov Region Nikita Belykh convicted of corruption.

12:43 25.04.2019

Parole petition of ex-penitentiary official’s accessory to embezzlement to be heard again

The Moscow City Court has overturned a lower court’s refusal 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.

11:54 25.04.2019

Investigation into notorious Russian gang case completed

Investigation into a criminal case against gang members allegedly involved in committing serious and very serious crimes in Russia’s Komi Republic and Arkhangelsk Region has been completed.

10:59 25.04.2019

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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

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