Summary

The main remedy sought is anti-enforcement injunctive ("AEI") relief, with ancillary anti-anti-suit injunctive ("AASI") relief, in order to prevent the recognition or enforcement of a series of judgments of the Russian courts ("Russian Judgments") in any jurisdiction outside Russia. The Russian proceedings are alleged to have been commenced and pursued in breach of London arbitration or exclusive English jurisdiction agreements. The judgments have led to the seizure in Russia of assets worth more than £50 million belonging to a subsidiary ("Google Russia"), and the Defendants have also embarked on a series of attempts to enforce the Russian Judgments in various other jurisdictions around the world.

The Defendants' position, in outline, is that:

i) subject to one exception, the Russian Proceedings were not brought in breach of an exclusive jurisdiction clause or arbitration agreement;

ii) the Claimants have submitted to the jurisdiction of the Russian courts; and

iii) relief should in any event be refused on the grounds of delay.

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