Trial & Litigation

Hearing of Lebedev's defamation suit against publisher to resume on August 25

The Moscow Commercial Court suspended until August 25 the hearing in the defamation lawsuit of Alexander Lebedev and the National Reserve Bank against the Kommersant publisher.

16:56 18.08.2011

Interior Minister may be interrogated in Moscow riots case

A suspect in the case of the mass riots in Moscow last December asked for Interior Minister Rashid Nurgaliyev to be summoned to court.

16:36 18.08.2011

Court to review Defense Ministrys $248 mln suit against air carrier

The Voronezh Regional Commercial Court will review the Defense Ministrys claim of 7.19 billion ruble ($248.7 million) in debt from Polet Airlines.

15:40 18.08.2011

Maxi-Group founder appeals to Supreme Commercial Court chairman

Maxi-Group founder Nikolay Maksimov sent a letter to Supreme Commercial Court Chairman Anton Ivanov disputing the legality of the judgment in the Novolipetsk Steel Works (NLMK) case.

15:23 18.08.2011

Court consolidates People's Freedom Partys claims against Justice Ministry

Moscows District Court combined two claims filed by the People's Freedom Party (Parnas) against the Ministry of Justice for its refusal to register the party.

14:50 18.08.2011

Court upholds Marshall Capital’s defamation award

The Moscow District Federal Commercial Court upheld a lower court judgment in favor of Marshall Capital Partners and its owner Konstantin Malofeyev in their defamation suit against former Svyazinvest General Director Yevgeny Yurchenko.

13:47 18.08.2011

Soglassye insurance company’s bankruptcy hearing postponed until October 10

The Moscow Commercial Court postponed until October 10 its consideration of an application for the bankruptcy of Soglassye Insurance Company, the Russian Legal Information Agency (RAPSI) reports from the courtroom.

13:22 18.08.2011

Court upholds judgment against UTair's $12.3 mln claim against state

The Moscow District Federal Commercial Court held against UTair Aviations appeal of an adverse lower court judgment in its 352,316,000 ruble ($12.3 million) claim against the Finance Ministry, the court told the Russian Legal Information Agency (RAPSI).

12:38 18.08.2011

Plant directors defamation suit dismissed

The St. Petersburg Commercial Court has dismissed a business reputation defamation suit brought by Kirovsky Zavod General Director Georgy Semenenko.

11:25 18.08.2011

Former Bank of Moscow president seeks $5 mln in court

Former Bank of Moscow president Andrei Borodin filed a claim with the Meshchansky District Court in Moscow for 140 million rubles ($5 million) over the early termination of his employment contract, his attorney Mikhail Dolomanov said on Wednesday.

10:21 18.08.2011

Top news

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