Rosneft files case against German government's trusteeship of subsidiaries

Rosneft has filed a case at Germany's Federal Constitutional Court against the government's trusteeship of its local subsidiaries, the Russian oil company's lawyers said on Thursday. The law firm said the company also filed complaints with the Federal Administrative Court against the respective extensions of the trusteeship order of Sept.

Rosneft has filed a case at Germany's Federal Constitutional Court against the government's trusteeship of its local subsidiaries, the Russian oil company's lawyers said on Thursday. In March, the Federal Administrative Court threw out a case brought by Rosneft against the decision by the German government to take control of the subsidiaries.

The government had at the time said it had taken over the subsidiaries out of concern that disruptions in the supply of Russian oil could prevent them from providing sufficient supplies to Berlin's main refinery. The government has renewed the trusteeship twice since then, and the court has ruled that is within its mandate.

Malmendier Legal, the law firm hired by Rosneft, said its constitutional case was based on procedural errors by the lower court, a violation of the constitutional principle of the right to be heard and the unconstitutionality of a section of Germany's energy security law. The law firm said the company also filed complaints with the Federal Administrative Court against the respective extensions of the trusteeship order of Sept. 14, 2022.

The German economy ministry, which oversees the trusteeship, was not immediately respond to a request for comment.

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