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Former business partners from Russia clash over Graff jewelry in London Court

Businessman Dmitry Tsvetkov has submitted to the High Court of Justice in England his defense against a claim of Rustem Magdeev, his former business partner in certain dealings concerning a diamond and jewellery Graff business.

15:58 11.01.2019

High Court in London says Russia's DIA may sell assets of ex-Russian senator Pugachev

The High Court of Justice in London ruled that trust assets owned by ex-Russian senator Sergey Pugachev may be sold by Russia’s Deposit Insurance Agency (DIA).

13:30 31.01.2018

London court freezes assets of Kolomoisky on request of PrivatBank

The High Court of Justice in London has commenced legal proceedings against former owners and officers of PrivatBank, including Ukrainian billionaire Igor Kolomoisky, ordering to seize $2.5 billion in total.

10:58 21.12.2017

London court declares trusts of ex-Russian senator Pugachev sham

The High Court of Justice in London on Wednesday recognized trusts owned by ex-Russian senator Sergey Pugachev as sham.

16:50 11.10.2017

London's High Court turns to Russian commercial court over Kekhman

The High Court of Justice of England and Wales has turned to the Commercial Court of St. Petersburg and Leningrad Region regarding the former head of JFC Group, Vladimir Kekhman.

12:58 25.04.2016

Ex-senator Pugachev participates in his London trial through video link

Sergei Pugachev, the former beneficiary of the International Industrial Bank (IIB or Mezhprombank) and ex-member of the Russian parliament’s upper house, participated in a London trial against him on Wednesday.

10:29 10.12.2015

Russian businessman Chernyakov’s assets seized by London court

London's High Court has ordered the seizure of assets owned by Russian businessman Andrey Chernyakov in connection with an overdue loan issued by the Bank of Moscow, Kommersant newspaper reported on Wednesday.

12:10 02.12.2015

London court dismisses Russian tycoon Pugachev’s complaint over searches - DIA

London's High Court dismissed a complaint filed by Sergei Pugachev, an exiled Russian tycoon, over a court order authorising searches at his sites in London and documents seizure, the Deposit Insurance Agency (DIA) said in a statement posted on its website on Tuesday.

12:36 28.07.2015

Russian tycoon Pugachev flees from UK to France

Sergei Pugachev, former member of the Russian parliament’s upper house and beneficiary of International Industrial Bank (Mezhprombank), which was declared bankrupt in 2010, has left the UK, contrary to a ruling by London’s High Court.

11:11 10.07.2015

Aeroflot to pursue litigation against Berezovsky’s estate

Aeroflot will not withdraw its claim against the estate of Boris Berezovsky even though the late oligarch’s estate was declared insolvent by London's High Court last week.

14:55 02.02.2015

Russian billionaire Pugachev loses appeal over £1.2 bln freeze

Russian billionaire Sergei Pugachev failed to overturn a world-wide freezing order of the London's High Court made against him in July.

17:34 19.12.2014

London's High Court blocks bid by Rosneft to halt sanctions

London's High Court has dismissed an application filed by Russian oil giant Rosneft to block the move introducing criminal liability in the UK for violation of sanctions against Russian companies.

17:13 28.11.2014

Russian businessman Skurikhin sentenced in UK for contempt of court - report

Pavel Skurikhin, founder and beneficiary of Siberian Agrarian Holding Group (SAHO), was found guilty of contempt of the High Court in London in absentia and sentenced to 16 months in prison, Kommersant reports on Friday.

11:31 07.11.2014

London court orders oligarch Doronin to step down as Amanresorts CEO

The London High Court has ruled that Russian property tycoon Vladislav Doronin, a partner in Amanresorts International Pte. Ltd., the UK super luxury hotel operator, must step down as chief executive, The Wall Street Journal writes.

14:46 15.07.2014

Russian businessman Pisarev wins superyacht case in London

The London High Court held in favor of wealthy Russian businessman Kirill Pisarev on Thursday in a case involving a disenfranchised yacht brokerage’s claim for commission on the sale of his superyacht, according to court documents obtained by RAPSI.

18:42 15.04.2014

Libyan Investment Authority accuses SocGen of funneling bribes – report

The Libyan Investment Authority (LIA) has turned to London’s High Court to accuse Societe Generale of having siphoned bribes to associates of the son of the country’s deceased leader, Muammar Gaddafi, AFP reported Monday.

17:50 31.03.2014

London police detective awarded GBP 60,000 in libel suit on Russian extradition

London’s High Court of Justice awarded GBP 60,000 in damages Thursday to a police detective that sued The Times for libel over a 2006 article accusing him of having accepted “bribes from Russian exiles” in exchange for information on Russian extradition requests.

20:35 19.12.2013

Secrecy order quashed in UK Litvinenko inquiry

London’s High Court quashed on Wednesday part of a public interest immunity (PII) decision that had been handed down earlier this year in connection with an inquest into the death of Alexander Litvinenko.

19:16 27.11.2013

UK court orders Ablyazov to pay out $400 million to BTA Bank

London’s High Court ordered fugitive ex-banker Mukhtar Ablyazov to pay damages Tuesday amounting to approximately $400 million. Ablyazov formerly served as the chairman of BTA Bank, which is described in Tuesday’s judgment as a major Kazakh bank that effectively nationalized in February 2009.

12:19 27.11.2013

Lebedev wins $10 million case in aircraft dispute with GE subsidiaries

A company within NRC group controlled by Russian billionaire Alexander Lebedev won a $10 million victory against General Electric (GE) subsidiaries in London’s High Court Wednesday over a deal involving seven Airbus A320 planes. The presiding judge concluded that GE subsidiaries conspired to cause loss by unlawful means to Lebedev’s companies, the judgment obtained by RAPSI reads.

11:49 01.08.2013