Matter
Celestial Aviation Trading Ireland Limited and Others v Volga-Dnepr Logistics B.V. (High Court of Justice, Commercial Court, CL-2022-000249)
- 20 December 2024United Kingdom
20 December 2024United Kingdom
Order of Paul Stanley KC dated 20 December 2024
High Court of Justice
- Decision summary
- The court dismissed Volga-Dnepr Logistics B.V.'s application for an extension of time to serve evidence opposing the claimants' applications and ordered it to pay the claimants GBP 50,000 in costs within 14 days.
Supporting details
6 participantsCelestial Aviation Trading Ireland Limited
Celestial Aviation Trading 27 Limited
Celestial Aviation Trading 6 Limited
Celestial Aviation Trading 23 Limited
Volga-Dnepr Logistics B.V.
High Court of Justice
- Judge
- Paul Stanley KC
1 month and 22 days later · 53 days
- 11 February 2025United Kingdom
11 February 2025United Kingdom
Interim Payment Order of Bryan J dated 11 February 2025
High Court of Justice
- Decision summary
- The court ordered Volga-Dnepr Logistics B.V. to make interim payments totalling USD 202,811,264 in respect of its liability under the Guarantees and to pay the claimants GBP 50,000 on account of the costs of the Interim Payment Application by 1600 hours on 25 February 2025.
Supporting details
6 participantsCelestial Aviation Trading Ireland Limited
Celestial Aviation Trading 27 Limited
Celestial Aviation Trading 6 Limited
Celestial Aviation Trading 23 Limited
Volga-Dnepr Logistics B.V.
High Court of Justice
- Judge
- Bryan J
3 months and 2 days later · 91 days
- 13 May 2025United Kingdom
13 May 2025United Kingdom
Judgment of the High Court of Justice, King's Bench Division, Commercial Court in the case CL-2022-000249 dated 13 May 2025
High Court of Justice, King's Bench Division, Commercial Court
- Citation
- [2025] EWHC 1156 (Comm)
- Decision summary
- The court dismissed Volga-Dnepr Logistics B.V.'s application to vary the 11 February 2025 Interim Payment Order. It held that the defendant had not established a sufficient basis for variation, that the order itself did not breach UK or US sanctions, and that the sanctions-related payment risks did not require the payment terms to be changed.
Supporting details
10 authorities · 18 participantsCelestial Aviation Trading Ireland Limited
- Representative
- Rupert Allen KC (For: Celestial Aviation Trading Ireland Limited · Celestial Aviation Trading 27 Limited · Celestial Aviation Trading 6 Limited · Celestial Aviation Trading 23 Limited)
- Representative
- Herbert Smith Freehills LLP (For: Celestial Aviation Trading Ireland Limited · Celestial Aviation Trading 27 Limited · Celestial Aviation Trading 6 Limited · Celestial Aviation Trading 23 Limited)
Celestial Aviation Trading 27 Limited
- Representative
- Rupert Allen KC (For: Celestial Aviation Trading Ireland Limited · Celestial Aviation Trading 27 Limited · Celestial Aviation Trading 6 Limited · Celestial Aviation Trading 23 Limited)
- Representative
- Herbert Smith Freehills LLP (For: Celestial Aviation Trading Ireland Limited · Celestial Aviation Trading 27 Limited · Celestial Aviation Trading 6 Limited · Celestial Aviation Trading 23 Limited)
Celestial Aviation Trading 6 Limited
- Representative
- Rupert Allen KC (For: Celestial Aviation Trading Ireland Limited · Celestial Aviation Trading 27 Limited · Celestial Aviation Trading 6 Limited · Celestial Aviation Trading 23 Limited)
- Representative
- Herbert Smith Freehills LLP (For: Celestial Aviation Trading Ireland Limited · Celestial Aviation Trading 27 Limited · Celestial Aviation Trading 6 Limited · Celestial Aviation Trading 23 Limited)
Celestial Aviation Trading 23 Limited
- Representative
- Rupert Allen KC (For: Celestial Aviation Trading Ireland Limited · Celestial Aviation Trading 27 Limited · Celestial Aviation Trading 6 Limited · Celestial Aviation Trading 23 Limited)
- Representative
- Herbert Smith Freehills LLP (For: Celestial Aviation Trading Ireland Limited · Celestial Aviation Trading 27 Limited · Celestial Aviation Trading 6 Limited · Celestial Aviation Trading 23 Limited)
Volga-Dnepr Logistics B.V.
- Representative
- Michael McLaren KC (For: Volga-Dnepr Logistics B.V.)
- Representative
- Nathalie Koh (For: Volga-Dnepr Logistics B.V.)
- Representative
- Candey (For: Volga-Dnepr Logistics B.V.)
- Representative
- Grosvenor Law (For: Volga-Dnepr Logistics B.V.)
- Representative
- Quillon (For: Volga-Dnepr Logistics B.V.)
High Court of Justice, King's Bench Division, Commercial Court
- Judge
- Nigel Cooper KC
- Judge
- Bryan J
- Judge
- Paul Stanley KC
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