Sklarov & ors (appellants) v Pliego & anr (respondents)

Wednesday 4 June 2025

By an Appellant’s Notice filed on 28 October 2024, the Appellants appeal the Order dated 7 October 2024 of Mr Justice Calver sitting as a High Court Judge in the Commercial Court in which the Judge dismissed the Discharge Application, continued the injunctions until final judgment on the Claimant’s claims and made a costs order.

The two Claimants are (1) Ricardo Benjamin Salinas Pliego and (2) Corporacion RBS SA DE CV who are the Respondents in the appeal. The six Defendants are (1) Astor Asset Management 3 Limited, (2) Weiser Global Capital Markets Ltd (3) Tavira Monaco Sam (4) Vladimir “VAL” Sklarov (5) Cornelius Vanderbilt Capital Management Ltd (6) Astor Capital Funds Ltd. The First, Fourth, Fifth and Sixth Defendants are the Appellants.

The dispute relates to a breach of a Disclosure Duty where the First, Fourth, Fifth and Sixth Defendants sought to discharge or set aside the world freezing and proprietary injunctions dated 2 and 7 August 2024 by Mr Justice Jacobs and 13 August 2024 by HHJ Pelling KC for the Claimant’s alleged breach of their duty of full and frank disclosure.

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