Press Announcement
For Immediate Distribution
11 October 2013 – On Monday, 14 October 2013, at 10:30 am, at the Queen’s Bench of the High Court in London, Justice Simon will be delivering the judgment in the case of Pavel Karpov vs William Browder, Jamison Firestone and Hermitage Capital Management. The judge will decide whether Karpov’s lawsuit is an abuse of court process and should be struck out.
The judgment will decide on legal arguments which were presented to theHigh Court on 24-25 July 2013.
Pavel Karpov, an unemployed ex police officer, has been added to the OFAC sanctions list by the U.S. Government for his role in the Magnitskyaffair. He is suing colleagues of late Sergei Magnitsky for defamation in the UK in relation to their campaign for justice for his unlawful death.
Karpov has been represented by Geraldine Proudler of Olswang, and Andrew Caldecotte, QC, and Ian Helme.
Colleagues of Sergei Magnitsky have been represented by Mark Stephens ofHowardKennedyFsi, Antony White, QC, Geoffrey Robertson QC, and Catrin Evans.
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