Mr berezovsky s initial stance in relation to this application was to say that the as appears from mann js earlier judgment, mr abramovich sought to strike out. Berezovsky v abramovich is now the worlds biggest private litigation battle. Russian oligarch roman abramovich was not smart enough to gain the in a written witness statement, berezovsky hinted at his former. This is an executive summary of my full judgment in this action. The patarkatsishvili materials the defendants submissions 5. The application was made before standard disclosure had taken place for what is.
Berezovsky v abramovich action 2007 folio 942 introduction 1. In january 1998, it was announced that sibneft would merge with mikhail. The high court will hear allegations this week that mr abramovich used mr glushkov as a hostage to blackmail mr berezovsky into selling shares in a television station and oil firm at a knockdown price. I do not consider it appropriate at this stage to make the order for enhanced disclosure which the claimant seeks, and accordingly i refuse the application. Abramovich wins biggest private court case in history telegraph. Boris abramovich berezovsky also known as platon elenin, was a russian business oligarch. Mr abramovich denies making threats and will claim he was in russia at the time of a supposed meeting at mr berezovsky s home at abranovich dantibes in the south of france, the day after mr glushkovs arrest in mr berezovsky has described mr glushkov, who lives in exile in britain, as a treasured friend and trusted business associate and said in his witness statement.
Monday 31 december berezovsky, tevez and a message signed dr evil. Berezovsky was politically opposed to the president of russia vladimir putin since putins election. Berezovsky v abramovich 2012 ewhc 2463 comm is an english contract law case, concerning the formation of a contract that is informally made, and where evidence is contested the case is notable, as it involved two of the russian oligarchs, and was a direct consequence of the privatization in russia that followed the collapse of the soviet union. Berezovsky 0 v abramovich 2 31 august 2012 stephen ross partner uk category. Roman abramovich wins court battle against berezovsky. Accessibility links skip to article skip to navigation. Berezovsky v abramovich judgment in full telegraph. Lord justice laws giving a judgment with which the chancellor of the high. Executive summary of the full judgment of gloster j in berezovsky v abramovich pdf report. The full judgment is the definitive judgment and this summary is provided simply for the convenience of the parties and the public. Berezovsky v abramovich, full judgment, which illustrates the manner in which. Boris berezovsky, to whom i shall refer as bb, under cpr 3. Roman abramovich, to whom i shall refer throughout as ra, applies 1 to strike out the claim against him by mr.
Berezovsky v abramovich judgment in full telegraph they are common issues in the sense that they arise in all sets of proceedings on the various pleaded cases. Mr rabinowitzs skeleton argument for this application sought to play down the significance of that dispute in the abramovich proceedings. Berezovsky v abramovich 2012 ewhc 2463 comm is an english contract law case, concerning the formation of a contract that is informally made, and where evidence is. He also revealed that he paid for berezovsky s travels on a. Mr rabinowitz pointed out, with some justification, that to join the rusal issues, and only those issues, in the manner proposed still poses some difficulties in. Berezovsky abramovich summary amended courts and tribunals. In action 2007 folio 942, which i shall refer to as the commercial court action, the.
Abramovich said he made regular undocumented payments to berezovsky in return for political protection, totaling several hundred million dollars. Judgment was handed down by mrs justice gloster in the multibillion dispute this morning. She said that because both the sibneft and the rusal claims depended so very heavily on the oral evidence of mr berezovsky, the abramivich needed to have a high degree of confidence in the quality of his evidence. We adopt the same definitions and abbreviations as appear in that judgment. According to abramovich berezovsky used the enormous sums of money people like abramovich paid him to live a lifestyle that would have embarrassed a roman emperor.
Proper trial management of that action will prevent the defendants from straying beyond the bounds of what is necessary in order to allow that participation. The judge said in her judgment that there was more to the relationship between berezovsky and abramovich than had come out in court. All this will be enshrined in an appropriate order. Berezovsky v abramovich unimpressive, and inherently unreliable. The merger was abandoned five months later amid falling oil prices. Section viii determination of issue a156 were agreements made, in 1995 and 1996, between mr. There was speculation that he had been waiting in a. Berezovsky v abramovich judgment in full we therefore conclude that the appropriate course is as follows. During the duma election campaign berezovskys ort tv served as an. Berezovsky v abramovich and berezovsky v hine judgment. Berezovsky v abramovich refusal of enhanced disclosure. Judgment and that copies of this version as handed down may be treated as authentic.
Roman abramovich wins court battle with boris berezovsky. Miss helen davies qc, leading counsel on behalf of the defendant, mr. Roman abramovich whom i shall refer to as the defendant, applied for an order for. We rule none of this out, and the order should contain a liberty to apply to allow for possible changes. Abramovich entered into merger negotiations with another oligarch. Berezovsky and others as to his entitlement to an interest in public statements made by mr. Berezovsky v abramovich 2012 ewhc 2463 comm is an english contract law case, concerning the formation of a contract that is informally made, and where. In january 2002 a russian arbitration court forced tv6 russia into liquidation. He was a member of the russian academy of sciences. Berezovskys claim that he had an interest in the premerger. Rival oligarch left drugs scattered on table in his flat, claims roman abramovich.
The rusal issues as they are currently formulated are set out in the appendix to this judgment. A decision about edisclosure made in the commercial court by mrs justice gloster dbe in august has recently been published on bailii. Under communism berezovsky worked as head of the department of system design at the institute of control sciences, working with autovaz, maker of the russian lada car, on automatic design systems. Get free access to the complete judgment in berezovsky v abramovich on. Berezovsky v abramovich judgment published online brett. The owner of chelsea fc said he saw a suspicious looking white powder on a table in the apartment of nikolai glushkov, a former deputy directorgeneral of the russian national airline aeroflot. Abramovich picture shows close tie with berezovsky. How boris berezovsky lost a fortune these points cannot be ignored.
Monday 31 december monday 31 december mr abramovich denies making threats and will claim he was in russia at the time of a supposed meeting at mr berezovsky s home at cap dantibes in the south of france, the day after mr. Boris abramovich berezovsky,45 also known as platon elenin,6 was a russian. But the case is a uniquely russian one a tale of greed, political manipulation and deceit in the murky years of. Boris berezovsky v roman abramovich 2012 maitland chambers. Berezovsky v abramovich 2011 1 wlr 2290 judgment law. Oligarch in exile v owner of chelsea intrigue of russias postsoviet fortune building laid. Berezovsky v abramovich judgment in full 31 aug 2012 according to his own account he built his fortune by hard work and by taking risks associated with doing business in russia. English law is completely dominant in merger and acquisition. Berezovsky v abramovich 2010 ewhc 647 comm england. Abramovichs defence in relation to the sibneft claim. Mrs justice gloster wrote in her judgment, was vague, internally inconsistent, exaggerated and, at times, incredible. It is something that becomes a necessary concomitant of the complex litigation which mr berezovsky has.
A recent judgment of the commercial court demonstrates the difficulty of obtaining a broad order for enhanced or train of enquiry disclosure, even where the case involves very large sums and there are allegations of dishonesty. Unimpressive, and inherently unreliable berezovsky v. Not any more, here is a book which has not one but a hundred and fifty call centre stories, and was such a hit with the yuppie crowd that it was sold out within one month of hpo first print run. I left quickly and never returned to his home again. Article mr abramovich has won the battle of the oligarchs after one of the most lengthy and expensive legal disputes london has seen in recent years. Gloster, jusoce, judgment in boris abramovich berezovsky v. Patarkatsishvili references to the possibility of mr. She announced in a lengthy summary of her judgment. Archived from the original pdf on september 5, 2012. It did but, as my colleague has said, 3 there were fewer people.