BL-2025-001269 and BL-2024-001337 - [2025] EWHC 2706 (Ch)

Fecha: 20-Oct-2025

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Neutral Citation Number: [2025] EWHC 2706 (Ch)

Case No: BL-2025-001269 and BL-2024-001337

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUSTICE

BUSINESS AND PROPERTY COURTS OF ENGLAND AND WALES

BUSINESS LIST (ChD)

Royal Courts of Justice, Rolls Building

Fetter Lane, London, EC4A 1NL

Date: 20/10/2025

Before :

MR JUSTICE MANN (SITTING IN RETIREMENT)

Between :

Claim no. BL-2025-001269

(1) CAPE INTERMEDIATE HOLDINGS LIMITED

(2) CAPE PLC

(a company incorporated under the laws of Jersey)

Claimants/

Applicants

- and -

(1) PETER D. PROTOPAPAS

(2) ANGLO AMERICAN PLC

(3) DE BEERS PLC

(4) DE BEERS CENTENARY AG

(5) DE BEERS CONSOLIDATED MINES PROPRIETARY LTD.

(6) DE BEERS UK LTD.

(7) DE BEERS JEWELLERS LTD.

(8) DE BEERS JEWELLERS US, INC.

(9) ANGLO AMERICAN US HOLDINGS INC

(10) ELEMENT SIX US CORP.

(11) ELEMENT SIX TECHNOLOGIES US CORP.

(12) PLATINUM GUILD INTERNATIONAL (U.S.A.) JEWELRY INC.

(13) LIGHTBOX JEWELRY INC.

(14) FOREVERMARK US INC.

(15) ANGLO AMERICAN CROP NUTRIENTS (U.S.A.), LLC

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Respondents/

Defendants

Claim no. BL-2025-001269

(1) CAPE INTERMEDIATE HOLDINGS LIMITED

(2) CAPE PLC

(a company incorporated under the laws of Jersey)

Claimants/

- and -

PETER D. PROTOPAPAS

(1) ANGLO AMERICAN US HOLDINGS INC

(2) ANGLO AMERICAN PLC

(3) DE BEERS UK LTD

(4) DE BEERS PLC

(5) DE BEERS CENTENARY AG

(6) DE BEERS CONSOLIDATED MINES PROPRIETARY LTD.

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Defendant/

Third party Applicants

Derek Dale KC, Peter Webster and Angus Groom (instructed by Signature Litigation LLP) for the Cape Parties

David Joseph KC, Ciaran Keller KC, Stephen Donnelly and Lorraine Aboagye (instructed by Addleshaw Goddard LLP) for the De Beers Parties

Hearing date: Friday, 17^th October 2025

APPROVED JUDGMENT

Mr Justice Mann: