Commercial Court

CL-2021-000649 - [2025] EWHC 1333 (Comm)

Fecha: 03-Jun-2025

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Neutral Citation Number: [2025] EWHC 1333 (Comm)

Case No: CL-2021-000649

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUSTICE

BUSINESS AND PROPERTY COURTS OF ENGLAND AND WALES

KING'S BENCH DIVISION

COMMERCIAL COURT

Royal Courts of Justice, Rolls Building

Fetter Lane, London, EC4A 1NL

Date: 03 June 2025

Before :

DEPUTY JUDGE CHARLES HOLLANDER KC

Between :

(1) DMITRY GERASIMENKO

(2) REDOCTOBER LTD

(3) SEGOA VENTURES LIMITED

(4) BOONVISION LIMITED

Claimants

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(1) VTB CAPITAL PLC (IN ADMINISTRATION)

(2) OWH SE (Previously known as VTB BANK (EUROPE) SE)

(3) JSC RESEARCH AND PRODUCTION CORPORATION URALVAGONZAVOD

(4) DMITRY ALEXANDROVICH PUMPYANSKIY

(5) PAVEL VLADIMIROVICH KROTOV

(6) PJSC TMK

(7) JSC RED OCTOBER CORPORATION

(8) HEFESTOS SPS SA (Previously known as TMK GLOBAL SA)

(9) RO STEEL SA

(10) JSC VTB BANK

Defendants

Daniel Warents (instructed by Candey) for the Claimants

David Davies KC and Adam Al-Attar KC (instructed by Weil Gotshal & Manges (London) LLP) for the First Defendant

Hearing dates: 14-15 May 2025

JUDGMENT

This judgment was handed down by the Judge remotely by circulation to the parties' representatives by email and release to The National Archives. The date and time for hand-down is deemed to be 10:30 on Tuesday 03 June 2025.