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57-Mikhail Polunin V Vladislav Sossenkin (2024) DIFC CFI 082 (15 February 2024)
57-Mikhail Polunin V Vladislav Sossenkin (2024) DIFC CFI 082 (15 February 2024)
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[2024] DIFC CFI 082 (15 February 2024)
URL: http://www.bailii.org/ae/cases/DIFC/2024/DCFI_082.html
Cite as: [2024] DIFC CFI 082, [2024] DIFC CFI 82
BETWEEN
MIKHAIL POLUNIN
Claimant
and
VLADISLAV SOSSENKIN
Defendant
UPON the request made by the Claimant on 24 January 2024 for a Default Judgment against the
Defendant in accordance with Part 13 of the Rules of the DIFC Courts (the “Request”)
AND UPON reviewing all evidence filed and recorded on the court file
It is found as follows:
1. The Request is not one prohibited under RDC 13.3 (1) or (2).
2. The Request is one permitted by RDC 13.4 on the basis that the Defendant has failed to file an
Acknowledgment of Service or a Defence to the claim (or any part of the claim), with the DIFC
Courts, and the relevant time for so doing has expired.
3. The Claimant filed a Certificate of Service in respect of service of the Defendant under RDC
9.43 on 28 December 2023.
4. The Claimant has followed the required procedure for obtaining Default Judgment pursuant to
RDC 13.7 and 13.8.
5. The Request includes a request for an amount of money to be decided by the Court pursuant to
RDC 13.16
2. The Defendant shall transfer the HDL Shares to the Claimant and/or its designated assignee
pursuant to the terms of the Option Agreement, within 14 days.
3. The Defendant shall pay to the Claimant damages for losses arising as a consequence of his
breaches of the Option Agreement, to be assessed by the Court.
4. The Defendant shall pay the Claimant’s costs of these proceedings in the amount of USD
22,541.71 which comprises: (1) the Claimant’s legal costs until the date this Request was fully
pleaded in the amount of USD 20,391.71; and (2) the amount of USD 2,150 as costs of the Court
filing fees.
Issued by:
Hayley Norton
Assistant Registrar
Date of issue: 15 February 2024
At: 9am