Commercial Court

CL-2015-000047 - [2025] EWHC 1837 (Comm)

Fecha: 18-Jul-2025

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Neutral Citation Number: [2025] EWHC 1837 (Comm)

Case No: CL-2015-000047

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: 18/07/2025

Between:

(1) ALTA TRADING UK LIMITED (formerly known as ARCADIA PETROLEUM LIMITED)
(2) ARCADIA ENERGY (SUISSE) SA
(3) ARCADIA ENERGY PTE. LTD.

(4) FARAHEAD HOLDINGS LIMITED

Claimants

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(1) PETER MILES BOSWORTH
(2) COLIN HURLEY

(3) STEPHEN CLIVE LANGFORD GIBBONS
(4) MARK RICHARD LANCE
(5) STEVEN KELBRICK
(6) SALEM CHUCRI MOUNZER
(7) ARCADIA PETROLEUM SAL OFFSHORE
(8) ARCADIA PETROLEUM LIMITED, MAURITIUS
(9) ATTOCK OIL INTERNATIONAL LIMITED, MAURITIUS
(10) THE CORNHILL GROUP LIMITED

Defendants

David Quest KC, Clarissa Jones and Chinmayi Sharma (instructed by Reed Smith LLP) for the Claimants

Richard Eschwege KC (instructed by Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan UK LLP) for the First and Second Defendants

Tom Sprange KC and Freddie Popplewell (instructed by King & Spalding International LLP) for the Fifth and Ninth Defendants

The Seventh and Eighth Defendants did not appear and were not represented

Hearing date: 27 June 2025

Draft judgment circulated to parties: 14 July 2025

Approved Judgment

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