Uralchem comments on its dispute with offshore companies in High Court of IrelandThe High Court of Ireland (High Court) at the organizational meeting held on July 30 announced that it intends to decide if it is the proper venue to consider the claim of the offshore companies Trafalgar Developments Limited, Bairiki Incorporated, Kamara Limited, Instantania Holdings Limited against Uralchem JSC and other persons.12:24 06.09.2021
Bankruptcy proceedings introduced at TometThe Commercial Court of the Samara Region has declared “Tomet LLC” bankrupt. The bankruptcy procedure is to be underway at the enterprise for a period of six months.10:05 17.03.2021
Lender of “Tomet LLC” opposes idea of company’s owner to write off 69 BLN rubles debtThe owners of “Tomet LLC”, which is in the process of bankruptcy, have offered creditors to conclude a settlement agreement by writing off 69.2 billion rubles ($933 million at the current exchange rate) of claims against the debtor. Uralchem's representatives explained why accepting these conditions was impossible.12:36 02.03.2021
Bankruptcy commissioner of Tomet LLC sums up results of first meeting of creditorsThe first meeting of creditors of Tomet LLC, which is a joint defendant in a criminal case over large-scale fraud and damages caused to PJSC Togliattiazot and JSC Uralchem, took place. Anatoly Selishchev, who was elected as the bankruptcy commissioner at the meeting, and is currently acting as the temporary manager of the company, told RAPSI about the most important results of this event, as well as about its future prospects.12:37 26.02.2021
Case over TOAZ assets fraud in the Makhlais interests forwarded to prosecutorsThe Main Directorate on Major Crimes Investigation of Russia’s Investigative Committee has completed a probe into a criminal case against Xenia Balashova, the CEO of “Kontaz LLC”. Balashova stands charged with evasion of the profit tax for year 2008 (p.p. a, b of Article 199.2 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation). Earlier, Balashova pleaded guilty to the crimes charged declaring she acted under direct instructions of Vladimir Makhlai.11:41 17.02.2021
Uralchem concerned about suspension of Tomet LLC production activitiesUralchem, JSC expresses its serious concern about the suspension of Tomet LLC production activities and the possible bankruptcy of this enterprise.13:10 03.11.2020
Legal analysis of interview of TOAZ beneficiary Sergey MakhlaiIn the end of August, the former chairman of the board of directors of PJSC Togliattiazot Sergey Makhlai gave an extended commentary to the media regarding the details of the proceedings, in which he is a participant. In his statements, he accused Uralchem JSC of a number of offenses, and tried to present himself as a victim of a hostile takeover. RAPSI has studied the legal basis for the statements made by the convicted in absentia owner of TOAZ.10:25 10.09.2020
Uralchem seeks information disclosure in U.S. courts amid Togliattiazot caseFertilizer producer Uralchem has initiated a disclosure procedure in the U.S. courts in order to file further claims related to the fact of damage caused by the theft of Togliattiazot profits through a fraudulent scheme involving the Swiss offshore company Nitrochem Distribution AG.15:00 18.08.2020
Moscow City Court upholds extension of detention of Togliattikhimbank headThe Moscow City Court has upheld the extension of detention of Alexander Popov, the chairman of the board of Togliattikhimbank, until May 1.17:53 16.03.2020
TOAZ case defendants suspected of attempted bribery of Russian Supreme CourtA criminal case over attempted bribery on an especially large scale (part 3 of Article 30 and part 5 of Article 291 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation) has been instituted against the beneficiary of Togliattiazot PJSC (TOAZ) Sergey Makhlai, the former chairman of the board of Togliattikhimbank Alexander Popov and the former head of the TOAZ security service Oleg Antoshin. According to the investigation, the suspects intended to bribe judges of the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation for canceling the decision to recover tax arrears from TOAZ.15:40 30.01.2020
Samara Regional Court confirms conviction of former Togliattiazot executivesThe Samara Regional Court has upheld the conviction of Togliattiazot co-owners Vladimir and Sergey Makhlai, former plant general director Yevgeny Korolev, as well as their Swiss partners Andreas Zivy and Beat Ruprecht.17:41 03.12.2019
Moscow court extends detention of Togliattikhimbank head for three monthsThe Basmanny District Court of Moscow has extended detention of the chairman of the board of Togliattikhimbank Alexander Popov until February 1, 2020.11:46 05.11.2019
Togliattiazot Case: Lawyers against LawIn September 2019, lawyers representing the majority owners of PJSC Togliattiazot held a round table on “Protecting the rights of entrepreneurs within corporate affairs framework” at the Russian Chamber of Commerce and Industry.11:27 18.10.2019
Former Togliattiazot executives sentenced to prison in absentiaThe Komsomolsky District Court of Togliatti has found Togliattiazot co-owners Vladimir and Sergey Makhlai, ex-CEO Evgeny Korolev and their Swiss partners Andreas Zivy and Beat Ruprect guilty of large-scale fraud committed by an organized group. The court has sentenced Vladimir and Sergey Maklhai, and Andreas Zivy to 9 years in general regime penal colony each, Korolev and Ruprecht to 8.5 years each, and a fine.19:35 09.07.2019
Uralchem seeks to move dispute with Togliattiazot stockholders from Ireland to RussiaA jurisdiction challenge filed by the fertilizer producer Uralchem in its dispute with four Togliattiazot offshore shareholders is currently pending in the Irish High Court. Uralchem believes that the dispute is most connected to Russia and is supposed to be tried by Russian courts.17:08 04.07.2019
Uralchem lawyer talks to RAPSI about Togliattiazot alleged embezzlementA criminal case against the owners of PJSC Tolyattiazot accused of large-scale embezzlement that is heard in the Komsomolsky District Court of the city of Tolyatti for more than a year and a half has received interest from specialists and mass media. This is quite natural taking into account that in the course of the proceedings more than five hundred volumes of the case were presented, more than one hundred witnesses provided their testimonies, and a story of a mysterious file was told. Alexander Nizov, the member of the Moscow City Bar Association, who acts on behalf of JSC Uralchem, talks to RAPSI about the nuances of the case.17:40 25.06.2019