High Court disallows Synergy's $99 mln claim against RGIThe High Court of Justice has declined a $99 million claim filed by Synergy Classic Limited against R.G.I. International Limited (RGI). Synergy was ordered to pay interim costs of 70,000 pounds by January 9, 2012.14:03 20.12.2011
Counsel for Abramovich tells why Berezovsky's testimony is not trustworthyJonathan Sumption, QC for Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich, began to deliver his closing speech in the Berezovsky-Abramovich legal battle; on the first day he told how Berezovsky and his witnesses falsified their testimonies and why they are not trustworthy.10:25 20.12.2011
Abramovich's attorney to make final remarks in London courtLitigation between disgraced oligarch Boris Berezovsky and Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich in the High Court of Justice in London is approaching to its final stage: Jonathan Sumption, QC for Abramivich, is expected to make its final remarks on Monday.10:10 19.12.2011
Russian, Lithuanian businessmen extradition hearing postponed until springThe Westminster Magistrates Court in London will open on March 20-23 its preliminary hearing on the extradition of Russian businessman Vladimir Antonov and his Lithuanian business partner Raimondas Baranauskas to Lithuania.17:46 16.12.2011
London court turns down appeal against $233k award for BerezovskyA London court has dismissed an appeal against the $233,000 award for Boris Berezovsky from the defendants in his defamation lawsuit, including All-Russia State Television and Radio Broadcasting Company.11:18 16.12.2011
Former Kazakhstan bank head tells London court about his businessFormer Kazakh BTA bank's head Mukhtar Ablyazov has begun to testify in the High Court of Justice in London which is hearing the BTA's application for placing Ablyazov in custody for the contempt of court.11:35 15.12.2011
Counsel for Abramovich to make closing statement in High Court on December 19The High Court of Justice in London considering the Berezovsky vs. Abramovich case finished hearing witnesses' testimonies on Monday; Abramovich's attorney will make the concluding remarks on December 19.11:32 06.12.2011
There is no political lobbying in Russia - expert on Berezovsky vs. Abramovich disputeThere is neither political lobbying in Russia nor there is a legal framework to regulate such activities, Russian legal expert Mikhail Rozenberg said while testifying in Berezovsky vs. Abramovich case in the London High Court of Justice.11:20 02.12.2011
High Court of Justice dismisses VTB's lawsuit against Marshall Capital founderThe High Court of Justice has dismissed the $225 million lawsuit filed by VTB Capital plc against Marshall Capital Partners (MCP) Managing Partner Konstantin Malofeyev, MCP-managed funds and the Nutritek International Corporation.15:20 30.11.2011
Berezovsky was one of many oligarchs who forced financial interests - expertMany Russian influential businessmen lobbied interests in 1990s, and Boris Berezovsky was not the only one who did it, Russian legal expert Ilya Rachkov said on Tuesday, testifying in Berezovsky vs. Abramovich case in the London High Court of Justice.13:35 30.11.2011
British immigration service holds for Russian Zatuliveter's appeal against extraditionThe British Special Immigration Appeals Commission has held for an appeal filed by Russian citizen Katia Zatuliveter on Tuesday and revoked the British Interior Ministry's decision to extradite her from the country.18:05 29.11.2011
London court dismisses Deripaska company's appeal in dispute with BNP ParibasA London court has held against a petition filed by the Russian Machines, a subsidiary of Oleg Deripaska's Basic Element, and the Ingosstrakh Investments management company against BNP Paribas' claim.10:42 25.11.2011
Litigation between Berezovksy and Abramovich to continue on November 28The London High Court of Justice will continue hearing the $5.5 billion lawsuit by Boris Berezovsky against Roman Abramovich on November 28.10:29 24.11.2011
London court dismisses BTA Bank top manager's appeal against his arrestThe High Court of Justice dismissed on Tuesday the appeal of Mukhtar Ablyazov, former head of Kazakhstan's BTA Bank, against the decision to consider his putting into custody for repeated violation of injunctions.12:17 23.11.2011
Deripaska's lawyer told about aluminum assets acquisition deal with AbramovichThe Tuesday hearing of Berezovsky vs Abramovich case at the High Court of Justice in London focused on the ownership of the aluminum assets involved in the transaction between aluminum magnate Oleg Deripaska and Roman Abramovich.10:41 23.11.2011
Banker fails to convince London court of inability to pay for lawyersThe High Court of Justice has dismissed the statement filed by Ildar Khazhaev, the former head of BTA Bank's Russia office, that he is "not financially able to retain counsel in the bank's actions against him".15:06 18.11.2011
Berezovsky sold shares for reasonable price - Abramovich's aideYevgeni Tenenbaum, who headed Sibneft's financial department, described at London High Court of Justice, where the $5.5 billion dispute between exiled oligarch Boris Berezovsky and billionaire Roman Abramovich is being heard, the Russian market's specific character and how Sibneft's value was assessed.10:35 18.11.2011
Millhouse top-manager tells how she brought money to BerezovskyMillhouse top-manager Marina Goncharova told the court on Wednesday how she was bringing millions of U.S. dollars to Boris Berezovsky as part of the hearings over the $5.5 billion lawsuit, filed by exiled oligarch , the hearing's transcript reads.11:44 17.11.2011
Russian oligarch Abramovich wanted to live honest lifeDuring the final day of testimony at London High Court of Justice, Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich said that long before Sibneft issue he planned to live an honest life and pay taxes.10:59 11.11.2011
Abramovich denies he paid Berezovsky dirty moneyRussian billionaire Roman Abramovich, who is testifying in the London High Court of Justice, said that money paid to exiled oligarch Boris Berezovsky for participation in Sibneft were legal funds derived from aluminum business; he firmly denied any criminal schemes.11:03 10.11.2011