Trial & Litigation

Investigation into Russian man charged with illegal military group membership completed

Investigation has been completed into Russian national Murat Kalmykov charged with participation in illegal military groups.

16:51 26.04.2019

Two ex-security officers may be detained on fraud charges

Investigators havesought detention for two former Federal Security Service (FSB) officers accused of corruption crimes for 2 months.

15:41 26.04.2019

Lawsuit against Russian lowcoster’s paid flight check-in dismissed

Moscow’s Sherbinsky District Court on Friday dismissed a lawsuit filed by prosecutors against paid flight check-in set by Russia’s Pobeda air carrier for departure from foreign airports.

13:13 26.04.2019

Sentencing of father of former anti-corruption official Zakharchenko set for April 29

Moscow’s Meshchansky District Court will pass sentence upon Viktor Zakharchenko, the father of an infamous former Russian anti-corruption official charged with corruption crimes, on April 29.

12:04 26.04.2019

Ex-Bank of Moscow managers charged with $225 mln embezzlement to be tried in absentia

Prosecutors have forwarded a 14.5-billion-ruble embezzlement (nearly $225 million) case against ex-top managers of the Bank of Moscow to court for the trial in absentia.

11:27 26.04.2019

Kemerovo mall fire case reaches court

A criminal case over the tragic fire in Zimnyaya Vishnya (Winter Cherry) mall in Russia’s city of Kemerovo that left 60 people dead reached the local Zavodsky court on Friday.

10:33 26.04.2019

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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.

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.

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