Cases
Real examples of legal work: court cases, prepared legal positions and practical conclusions that help assess the prospects of a similar dispute.
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Retaining a large family’s car: case A12-34524/2024 and 2026 court practice
My first application of Russia’s new protection for a large family’s only vehicle, with a comparison of five other appellate cases and the open question of luxury cars.
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Discharge of subsidiary liability for missing company documents: case A41-105253/2024
Pavel Petrov’s debtor representation case: a court granted discharge of subsidiary liability arising from failure to hand over company documents. Original Russian PDF attached.
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Avoiding RNP Blacklisting After a Bid Price Error: Moscow FAS Case
Moscow FAS refused to blacklist a supplier after a unit price was entered as the contract total. Defence, calculations and the decision of 28 September 2026.
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RUB 500,000 HOA Fine Overturned for Incorrect Legal Classification
The Moscow City Court overturned a RUB 500,000 HOA fine after fire-safety issues were incorrectly classified under the cultural-heritage offence in Article 7.13 of the Russian Administrative Code.
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Distribution of Assets Discovered After a Company’s Liquidation
A practical guide to the Russian court procedure for distributing assets discovered after a company has been removed from the state register, illustrated by case A40-157010/2021.
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Procedural Joinder in an Apartment Flooding Case in Russia
When several apartment owners may sue together after one flooding incident: Article 40 of the Russian Civil Procedure Code, expert evidence and practical limits.
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Personal Bankruptcy Without Assets: A40 and A41 Cases
How Russian courts complete no-asset personal bankruptcy: disclosure, funding, good faith and discharge illustrated by A40 and A41 cases.
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Common Property Costs in a Non-Residential Building: Case A40-143831/2022
Case A40-143831/2022 concerns recovery of common-property maintenance costs in a non-residential building where no separate service agreement was signed.
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How to File an Apartment Claim in a Russian Developer Bankruptcy
A focused guide to submitting and verifying an apartment buyer’s claim in the register when a Russian property developer enters bankruptcy.
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Claiming Damages from a Russian Utility Company: MOEK Case
A completed B2B case on claiming RUB 3.294 million in property damage from Russian utility company PJSC MOEK, with causation analysis and six official decisions.