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Iain Milligan QC, 20 Essex Street
Stephen Rubin QC, Fountain Court
Cyril Kinsky QC, 3 Verulam Buildings
Ed Brown, Essex Court Chambers
Jamie McClelland, Fountain Court
Justin Michaelson, SJ Berwin VTB Capital plc v (1) Nutritek International Corp; (2) Marshall Capital Holdings Ltd; (3) Marshall Capital LLC; (4) Konstantin Malofeev (2012) EWCA Civ 808. CA (Civ Div). Aikens LJ; Lloyd LJ; Rimer LJ. 20 June 2012
It would be contrary to principle and authority to hold that, where the court pierced the corporate veil, it could find that those who had misused the corporate structure were parties to the company's contracts.
Appeal dismissed
VTB Capital appealed a decision refusing permission to amend, ruling that the English court lacked jurisdiction and discharging a worldwide freezing injunction. Russian state-owned bank VTB lent money to Russagroprom (RAP) to fund its acquisition...