News

Refusal to seize Federal Guard Service General’s apartment upheld

The Moscow City Court on Monday upheld refusal to seize apartment belonging to Gennady Lopyrev charged with taking a grand bribe.

18:00 10.07.2017

Russian court recovers $50 mln from foreign companies in port accident case

The Commercial Court of St. Petersburg and Leningrad Region has recovered about 3 billion rubles (about $50 million) from Pontoporos Special Maritime Enterprise and Delta Tankers Ltd for damaging berth of the Primorsk sea port in the Leningrad Region during an accident with Delta Pioneer aframax tanker.

16:57 10.07.2017

St. Petersburg Church of Scientology head to remain in detention

The St. Petersburg City Court has upheld detention of the Church of Scientology of St. Petersburg leader Ivan Matsitsky, who stands charged with participation in an extremist organization.

13:47 10.07.2017

Altai court sentences two Russian citizens for stealing herd of 44 horses

A court in Russia’s Altai Republic gave two residents of neighboring Tyva Republic a 6-year prison term and a 4-year suspended sentence for stealing a herd of horses.

12:50 10.07.2017

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