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Rusal to turn to UK Supreme Court over LME case

United Company Rusal, the world’s largest aluminum producer, will be seeking permission to take the case over the new rules introduced by the London Metal Exchange (LME) to the UK Supreme Court, reads the statement of the Russian company released on Wednesday.

15:34 08.10.2014

Top UK judge optimistic about interplay between national and EU legal structures

18:42 18.12.2013

UK quashes sanctions over Iranian banks alleged nuclear program ties

The Supreme Court of the United Kingdom Wednesday set aside a direction and quashed an order that had given effect to sanctions imposed against a major Iranian bank on the basis of its alleged connections with Iran’s nuclear weapons and ballistic missile programs, based on the majority’s finding that the measures were wholly disproportionate, having been based on an arbitrary and irrational distinction.

19:18 20.06.2013

English courts can halt foreign proceedings that violate arbitration clauses

The United Kingdom Supreme Court held Wednesday that the English courts have jurisdiction to restrain foreign proceedings that would violate an arbitration agreement, even where arbitration proceedings are not being pursued.

18:24 14.06.2013

UK Supreme Court refuses to validate VTB's Russian process service

The UK Supreme Court upheld Wednesday an earlier decision to set aside leading Russian bank VTB’s service of process on Russian businessman Konstantin Malofeev and several companies owned by him, and thus to lift a worldwide freeze on Malofeev’s assets.

16:45 06.02.2013

Assange to be extradited to Sweden

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has lost his British Supreme Court appeal on Wednesday against extradition to Sweden for questioning over alleged sex offences.

13:58 30.05.2012

Rumors on bribes from influential Russians reach UK Supreme Court

The UK Supreme Court has satisfied the appeal by the Times newspaper, which was earlier found responsible in a libel action brought against it by a Metropolitan Police officer.

10:57 22.03.2012

QC for Chelsea owner Abramovich assumes judge office in UK Supreme Court

Renowned British lawyer Jonathan Sumption, who acted as the QC for Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich in his litigation with disgraced oligarch Boris Berezovsky in the High Court of Justice in London, has been sworn in as a Supreme Court justice in the UK.

17:13 16.01.2012