ARBITRAZH COURT CASES INVOLVING RUSAL AND OTHER DERIPASKA-CONTROLLED RUSSIAN COMPANIES

November2008 – May 2009

date / name/place of court / plaintiff/claimant / defendant / Amount of claim (Rb) / Reason of claim / Defence / Decision of court
01.11.2008 (N 144) / Arbitrazh court of the Khakassian Republic / Sibirskoye Upravleniye Gosudarstvennogo Zheleznodorozhnogo nadzora / OAO RUSAL Sayanogorskiy Aluminiyeviy Zavod / -- / RUSAL was called to administrative liability for unloading dangerous cargo without a special license / RUSAL disagreed, saying it has the license for the operation of the dangerous plant and didn’t require additional licenses / Claim rejected (time limit for the claim expired)
06.11.2008 (N 143) / Arbitrazh court of the Krasnoyarsk region / OAO RUSAL Achinskiy Glinozyomniy Kombinat / ZAO Teploenergokomplekt / 1,710,053 Rb 14 kop / RUSAL claimed compensation for using their money (Teploenergokomplekt did not furnish prepaid goods in time) / Defendant failed to appear in court / Claim sustained
06.11.2008 (N 142) / Arbitrazh court of the Irkutsk region / OAO Rossiyskiye Zhelezniye Dorogi / OAO RUSAL Bratskiy Aluminieviy Zavod / 14,888 Rb 34 kop / RZhD claimed compensation of interest for using their money / Defendant failed to appear in court / Claim sustained
10.11.2008 (N 141) / Arbitrazh court of the Krasnoyarsk region / OAO Rossiyskiye Zhelezniye Dorogi / OAO RUSAL Krasnoyarsk / 1,184,400 Rb / Fine for the delay in return of railroad cars / Defendant asked to halve the fine size / Claim sustained partly, the court obliged the defendant pay 592,000 Rb to OAO RZhD
12.11.2008 (N 140) / Arbitrazh court of the Krasnoyarsk region / OAO RUSAL Krasnoyarskiy Aluminiyeviy Zavod / Territorialnoye Upravleniye Federalnoy Sluzhbi finansovo-budgetnogo nadzora of the Krasnoyarsk region / -- / RUSAL claimed to find 25.09.2008 court ruling illegitimate / Defendant did not recognise the plaintiff’s claim / Claim sustained, judicial proceeding stopped
13.11.2008 (N139) / Arbitrazh court of the Irkutsk region / OAO Rossiyskiye Zhelezniye Dorogi / OAO RUSAL Bratskiy Aluminieviy Zavod / 142,277 Rb 80 kop / Payment for using railroad cars / Defendant did not recognise the plaintiff’s claim, saying the payment was charged incorrectly / Claim sustained, the court obliged the defendant pay 133,069 Rb 40 kop to RZhD
13.11.2008 (N 138) / Arbitrazh court of the Irkutsk region / OAO Rossiyskiye Zhelezniye Dorogi / OAO RUSAL Bratskiy Aluminieviy Zavod / 166,798 Rb 30 kop / Payment for using railroad cars / Defendant did not recognise the plaintiff’s claim, saying the payment was charged incorrectly / Claim sustained, the court obliged the defendant pay 156,876 Rb 30 kop to RZhD
19.11.2008 (N 137) / Arbitrazh court of the Krasnoyarsk region / OAO Rossiyskiye Zhelezniye Dorogi / OAO RUSAL Achinsk / 113,200 Rb / Fine for the delay in return of railroad cars / Defendant asked to cut the fine / Claim sustained partly, the court obliged the defendant pay 56,600 Rb to OAO RZhD
24.12.2008 (N 136) / Arbitrazh court of the Krasnoyarsk region / OAO RUSAL Achinskiy Glinozyomniy Kombinat / OOO “Yasun” / 1,430,432 Rb / Cost of project works / Defendant did not recognise the plaintiff’s claim, saying the works were carried out completely / Claim rejected, RUSAL was charged 18,652 Rb 16 kop of state duty
24.11.2008 (N 135) / Arbitrazh court of the Krasnoyarsk region / OAO Rossiyskiye Zhelezniye Dorogi / OAO RUSAL Achinskiy Glinozyomniy Kombinat / 270,400 Rb / Fine for the delay in return of railroad cars / Defendant asked to cut the fine / Claim sustained partly, the court obliged the defendant pay 169,000 Rb to OAO RZhD
27.11.2008 (N 134) / Arbitrazh court of the Krasnoyarsk region / OAO Rossiyskiye Zhelezniye Dorogi / OAO RUSAL Achinskiy Glinozyomniy Kombinat / 174,400 Rb / Fine for the delay in return of railroad cars / Defendant asked to cut the fine / Claim sustained partly, the court obliged the defendant pay 95,920 Rb to OAO RZhD
02.12.2008 (N 133) / Arbitrazh court of the Sverdlovsk region / OAO RUSAL Achinskiy Glinozyomniy Kombinat / OOO “Evrogrupp” / 683,520 Rb 68 kop / Compensation for the shipment of cargo not corresponding to the one indicated in the agreement / Defendant did not recognise the plaintiff’s claim, saying there was no laboratory examination of cargo by neutral authority / Claim rejected, RUSAL was charged 13,335 Rb 21 kop of state duty
10.12.2008 (N 132) / Arbitrazh court of the Krasnoyarsk region / OAO Rossiyskiye Zhelezniye Dorogi / OAO RUSAL Achinsk / 258,000 Rb / Fine for the delay in return of railroad cars / Defendant asked to cut the fine / Claim sustained partly, the court obliged the defendant pay 129,000 Rb to OAO RZhD
12.12.2008 (N 131) / Arbitrazh court of the Krasnoyarsk region / OAO RUSAL Achinskiy Glinozyomniy Kombinat / State institution Krasnoyarskaya kvartirno-ekspluatatsionnaya chast / 120,624 Rb 09 kop / Debt for the supply of drinking water / Defendant admitted the claim saying the off-budget consumers accounted for the debt / Claim sustained
12.12.2008 (N 130) / Arbitrazh court of the Krasnoyarsk region / OAO Rossiyskiye Zhelezniye Dorogi / OAO RUSAL Achinsk / 97,200 Rb / Fine for the delay in return of railroad cars / Defendant asked to cut the fine / Claim sustained partly, the court obliged the defendant pay 48,600 Rb to OAO RZhD
17.12.2008 (N 129) / Arbitrazh court of the Irkutsk region / OAO Rossiyskiye Zhelezniye Dorogi / OAO RUSAL Bratskiy Aluminieviy Zavod / 3,971 Rb 16 kop / Cost of railroad car repairs / Defendant did not reject the claim / Claim sustained
19.12.2008 (N 128) / Arbitrazh court of the Krasnoyarsk region / OAO Rossiyskiye Zhelezniye Dorogi / OAO RUSAL Achinskiy Glinozyomniy Kombinat / 505,400 Rb / Fine for the delay in return of railroad cars / Defendant asked to cut the fine / Claim sustained partly, the court obliged the defendant pay 252,700 Rb to OAO RZhD
29.12.2008 (N 127) / Arbitrazh court of the Krasnoyarsk region / OOO RUSAL Transport Achinsk / Mezhrayonnaya inspektsiya FNS №4 / -- / RUSAL claimed to find 21.07.2008 court ruling illegitimate / Defendant failed to appear in court, the same for the plaintiff / Claim sustained partly, defendant was freed from paying 103,171 Rb of tax
30.12.2008 (N 126) / Arbitrazh court of St. Petersburg and the Leningrad region / OAO RUSAL VAMI / OOO “Aluminiyeviye poroshki. Konsultatsiya” and Mezhrayonnaya inspektsiya FNS №15 / -- / RUSAL claimed to find state registration of changes to the constituent documents of OOO “Aluminiyeviye poroshki. Konsultatsiya” invalid / Defendant failed to appear in court, the same for the plaintiff / Claim rejected
30.12.2008 (N 125) / Arbitrazh court of the Krasnoyarsk region / OAO Rossiyskiye Zhelezniye Dorogi / OAO RUSAL Achinskiy Glinozyomniy Kombinat / 758,000 Rb / Fine for the delay in return of railroad cars / Defendant asked to cut the fine / Claim sustained partly, the court obliged the defendant pay 416,900 Rb to OAO RZhD
30.12.2008 (N 124) / Arbitrazh court of the Krasnoyarsk region / OAO Rossiyskiye Zhelezniye Dorogi / OAO RUSAL Achinskiy Glinozyomniy Kombinat / 235,800 Rb / Fine for the delay in return of railroad cars / Defendant asked to cut the fine / Claim sustained partly, the court obliged the defendant pay 135,585 Rb to OAO RZhD
31.12.2008 (N 123) / Arbitrazh court of the Krasnoyarsk region / Municipal institution “Sluzhba Zakazchika” / OAO RUSAL Achinskiy Glinozyomniy Kombinat / 64,938 Rb 18 kop / Debt for rent of accommodation (Achinsk, mikrorayon 3, dom 23, kv. 34) / Defendant had various objections concerning property documents / Claim sustained
14.01.2009 (N 122) / Arbitrazh court of the Krasnoyarsk region / OAO Rossiyskiye Zhelezniye Dorogi / OAO RUSAL Achinskiy Glinozyomniy Kombinat / 1,115,400 Rb / Fine for the delay in return of railroad cars / Defendant asked to cut the fine / Claim sustained partly, the court obliged the defendant pay 557,700 Rb to OAO RZhD
22.01.2009 (N 121) / Arbitrazh court of the Krasnoyarsk region / OAO Rossiyskiye Zhelezniye Dorogi / OAO RUSAL Krasnoyarsk / 1,204,000 Rb / Fine for the delay in return of railroad cars / Defendant asked to cut the fine / Claim sustained partly, the court obliged the defendant pay 602,000 Rb to OAO RZhD
22.01.2009 (N 120) / Arbitrazh court of the Krasnoyarsk region / OAO Rossiyskiye Zhelezniye Dorogi / OAO RUSAL Krasnoyarskiy Aluminiyeviy Zavod / 1,155,600 Rb / Fine for the delay in return of railroad cars / Defendant asked to cut the fine / Claim sustained partly, the court obliged the defendant pay 577,800 Rb to OAO RZhD
27.01.2009 (N 119) / Arbitrazh court of the Krasnoyarsk region / OAO Rossiyskiye Zhelezniye Dorogi / OAO RUSAL Krasnoyarsk / 558,400 Rb / Fine for the delay in return of railroad cars / Defendant asked to cut the fine / Claim sustained partly, the court obliged the defendant pay 279,200 Rb to OAO RZhD
27.01.2009 (N 118) / Arbitrazh court of the Krasnoyarsk region / OAO Rossiyskiye Zhelezniye Dorogi / OAO RUSAL Achinsk / 165,200 Rb / Fine for the delay in return of railroad cars / Defendant asked to cut the fine / Claim sustained partly, the court obliged the defendant pay 90,750 Rb to OAO RZhD
02.02.2009 (N 117) / Arbitrazh court of the Krasnoyarsk region / OAO Rossiyskiye Zhelezniye Dorogi / OAO RUSAL Achinskiy Glinozyomniy Kombinat / 622,800 Rb / Fine for the delay in return of railroad cars / Defendant asked to cut the fine / Claim sustained partly, the court obliged the defendant pay 311,400 Rb to OAO RZhD
02.02.2009 (N 116) / Arbitrazh court of the Krasnoyarsk region / OAO Rossiyskiye Zhelezniye Dorogi / OAO RUSAL Achinskiy Glinozyomniy Kombinat / 11,800 Rb / Fine for the delay in return of railroad cars / Defendant asked to cut the fine / Claim sustained partly, the court obliged the defendant pay 5,900 Rb to OAO RZhD
02.02.2009 (N 115) / Arbitrazh court of the Krasnoyarsk region / OAO Rossiyskiye Zhelezniye Dorogi / OAO RUSAL Krasnoyarskiy Aluminiyeviy Zavod / 1,314,200 Rb / Fine for the delay in return of railroad cars / Defendant asked to cut the fine / Claim sustained partly, the court obliged the defendant pay 657,100 Rb to OAO RZhD
04.02.2009 (N 114) / Arbitrazh court of the Khakassian Republic / OOO Krepost TransCom / OAO RUSAL Sayanogorskiy Aluminiyeviy Zavod / 596,675 Rb 56 kop / Debt for rent plus forfeit / Defendant asked to cut the fine / Claim sustained partly, the court obliged the defendant pay 553,119 Rb to OOO Krepost TransCom
04.02.2009 (N 113) / Arbitrazh court of the Krasnoyarsk region / OAO RUSAL Achinskiy Glinozyomniy Kombinat / OOO Kholunitsa / 1,593,336 Rb 69 kop / Delivery delay plus forfeit / Defendant failed to appear in court / Claim sustained partly, the court obliged the defendant pay 230,842 Rb 29 kop to OAO RUSAL Achinskiy Glinozyomniy Kombinat
04.02.2009 (N 112) / Arbitrazh court of the Krasnoyarsk region / OAO Rossiyskiye Zhelezniye Dorogi / OAO RUSAL Krasnoyarsk / 1,225,200 Rb / Fine for the delay in return of railroad cars / Defendant asked to cut the fine / Claim sustained partly, the court obliged the defendant pay 694,560 Rb to OAO RZhD
04.02.2009 (N 111) / Arbitrazh court of the Krasnoyarsk region / OAO Rossiyskiye Zhelezniye Dorogi / OAO RUSAL Krasnoyarsk / 1,120,800 Rb / Fine for the delay in return of railroad cars / Defendant asked to cut the fine / Claim sustained partly, the court obliged the defendant pay 587,520 Rb to OAO RZhD
04.02.2009 (N 110) / Arbitrazh court of the Krasnoyarsk region / OAO Rossiyskiye Zhelezniye Dorogi / OAO RUSAL Krasnoyarsk / 1,225,200 Rb / Fine for the delay in return of railroad cars / Defendant asked to cut the fine / Claim sustained partly, the court obliged the defendant pay 735,120 Rb to OAO RZhD
04.02.2009 (N 109) / Arbitrazh court of the Krasnoyarsk region / OOO LuxTeplokontrol / OAO RUSAL Krasnoyarskiy Aluminiyeviy Zavod / 435,482 Rb 60 kop / Debt for delivery plus forfeit / Defendant agreed with the basic sum, but refused to pay the forfeit / Claim sustained partly, the court obliged the defendant pay 426,496 Rb 60 kop to OOO LuxTeplokontrol
06.02.2009 (N 108) / Arbitrazh court of the Krasnoyarsk region / OAO Rossiyskiye Zhelezniye Dorogi / OAO RUSAL Krasnoyarskiy Aluminiyeviy Zavod / 1,274,600 Rb / Fine for the delay in return of railroad cars / Defendant asked to cut the fine / Claim sustained partly, the court obliged the defendant pay 750,768 Rb to OAO RZhD
06.02.2009 (N 107) / Arbitrazh court of the Krasnoyarsk region / OAO Rossiyskiye Zhelezniye Dorogi / OAO RUSAL Krasnoyarskiy Aluminiyeviy Zavod / 1,192,800 Rb / Fine for the delay in return of railroad cars / Defendant asked to cut the fine / Claim sustained partly, the court obliged the defendant pay 715,252 Rb to OAO RZhD
09.02.2009 (N 106) / Arbitrazh court of the Krasnoyarsk region / OAO RUSAL Krasnoyarskiy Aluminiyeviy Zavod / Krasnoyarsk Customs Office / -- / RUSAL claimed to find 10.10.2008 customs office decision illegitimate / Defendant did not recognise the plaintiff’s claim / Claim sustained, customs office should return the overpaid charges
09.02.2009 (N 105) / Arbitrazh court of the Krasnoyarsk region / OAO Rossiyskiye Zhelezniye Dorogi / OAO RUSAL Krasnoyarskiy Aluminiyeviy Zavod / 1,070,400 Rb / Fine for the delay in return of railroad cars / Defendant asked to cut the fine / Claim sustained partly, the court obliged the defendant pay 535,200 Rb to OAO RZhD
10.02.2009 (N 104) / Arbitrazh court of the Krasnoyarsk region / OAO Rossiyskiye Zhelezniye Dorogi / OAO RUSAL Krasnoyarsk / 1,236,400 Rb / Fine for the delay in return of railroad cars / Defendant asked to cut the fine / Claim sustained partly, the court obliged the defendant pay 686,140 Rb to OAO RZhD
10.02.2009 (N 103) / Arbitrazh court of the Krasnoyarsk region / OAO Rossiyskiye Zhelezniye Dorogi / OAO RUSAL Krasnoyarsk / 1,355,200 Rb / Fine for the delay in return of railroad cars / Defendant asked to cut the fine / Claim sustained partly, the court obliged the defendant pay 800,000 Rb to OAO RZhD
11.02.2009 (N 102) / Arbitrazh court of the Krasnoyarsk region / OAO RUSAL Novokuznetskiy Aluminiyeviy Zavod / OAO Rossiyskiye Zhelezniye Dorogi / 171,440 Rb 49 kop / RUSAL claimed compensation of interest for using their money / Defendant did not recognise the plaintiff’s claim / Claim rejected
12.02.2009 (N 101) / Arbitrazh court of the Krasnoyarsk region / OAO Rossiyskiye Zhelezniye Dorogi / OAO RUSAL Krasnoyarsk / 1,303,400 Rb / Fine for the delay in return of railroad cars / Defendant asked to cut the fine / Claim sustained partly, the court obliged the defendant pay 782,040 Rb to OAO RZhD
16.02.2009 (N 100) / Arbitrazh court of the Kemerovo region / OAO RUSAL Novokuznetskiy Aluminiyeviy Zavod / Kemerovo Customs Office of the Siberian Customs Management / -- / RUSAL claimed to find illegitimate actions of the customs office (they refused to count the overpaid 40,000 Rb as prepayment of the future customs fees) / Defendant did not recognise the plaintiff’s claim (the issue was about the full and the temporary customs declarations) / Claim sustained
17.02.2009 (N 99) / Arbitrazh court of the Krasnoyarsk region / OAO Rossiyskiye Zhelezniye Dorogi / OAO RUSAL Krasnoyarsk / 1,269,200 Rb / Fine for the delay in return of railroad cars / Defendant asked to cut the fine / Claim sustained partly, the court obliged the defendant pay 736,300 Rb to OAO RZhD
17.02.2009 (N 98) / Arbitrazh court of the Krasnoyarsk region / OAO Rossiyskiye Zhelezniye Dorogi / OAO RUSAL Krasnoyarsk / 1,452,600 Rb / Fine for the delay in return of railroad cars / Defendant asked to cut the fine / Claim sustained partly, the court obliged the defendant pay 726,300 Rb to OAO RZhD
19.02.2009 (N 97) / Arbitrazh court of the Krasnoyarsk region / OOO Krepost TransCom / OAO RUSAL Achinskiy Glinozyomniy Kombinat / 790,696 Rb 19 kop / Debt for the rent of a vehicle with crew plus forfeit / Defendant did not recognise the part of plaintiff’s claim considering the lost income / Claim sustained partly, the court obliged the defendant pay 225,556 Rb 75 kop to OOO Krepost TransCom
19.02.2009 (N 96) / Arbitrazh court of the Krasnoyarsk region / OOO Krepost TransCom / OAO RUSAL Achinskiy Glinozyomniy Kombinat / 379,939 Rb 45 kop / Debt for the rent of a vehicle with crew plus forfeit / Defendant did not recognise the part of plaintiff’s claim considering the lost income / Claim sustained partly, the court obliged the defendant pay 248,398 Rb 53 kop to OOO Krepost TransCom
26.02.2009 (N 95) / Arbitrazh court of the Khakassian Republic / OAO RUSAL Sayanogorskiy Aluminiyeviy Zavod / Khakassian Customs Office / -- / RUSAL claimed to find illegitimate actions of the customs office (they refused to count the overpaid 4,289,500 Rb as prepayment of the future customs fees) / Defendant did not recognise the plaintiff’s claim (the customs office said such transactions are not stated in the law) / Claim sustained
27.02.2009 (N 94) / Arbitrazh court of the Krasnoyarsk region / OAO Rossiyskiye Zhelezniye Dorogi / OAO RUSAL Krasnoyarsk / 1,192,800 Rb / Fine for the delay in return of railroad cars / Defendant asked to cut the fine / Claim sustained partly, the court obliged the defendant pay 775,320 Rb to OAO RZhD
02.03.2009 (N 93) / Arbitrazh court of the Krasnoyarsk region / OAO Rossiyskiye Zhelezniye Dorogi / OAO RUSAL Achinskiy Glinozyomniy Kombinat / 5,037 Rb 07 kop / Payment for using railroad cars / Defendant did not recognise the plaintiff’s claim (saying they returned the railroad cars in due time) / Claim sustained
02.03.2009 (N 92) / Arbitrazh court of the Krasnoyarsk region / OAO Rossiyskiye Zhelezniye Dorogi / OAO RUSAL Achinskiy Glinozyomniy Kombinat / 4,006 Rb 80 kop;
636,800 Rb / Payment for using railroad cars plus fine for the delay in return of railroad cars / Defendant asked to cut the fine / Claim sustained partly, the court obliged the defendant pay 319,306 Rb 24 kop to OAO RZhD
03.03.2009 (N 91) / Arbitrazh court of the Krasnoyarsk region / OAO Rossiyskiye Zhelezniye Dorogi / OAO RUSAL Achinskiy Glinozyomniy Kombinat / 915,200 Rb / Fine for the delay in return of railroad cars / Defendant asked to cut the fine / Claim sustained partly, the court obliged the defendant pay 457,600 Rb to OAO RZhD
05.03.2009 (N 90) / Arbitrazh court of the Krasnoyarsk region / OAO Rossiyskiye Zhelezniye Dorogi / OAO RUSAL Krasnoyarskiy Aluminiyeviy Zavod / 1,152,600 Rb / Fine for the delay in return of railroad cars / Defendant asked to cut the fine / Claim sustained partly, the court obliged the defendant pay 576,300 Rb to OAO RZhD
05.03.2009 (N 89) / Arbitrazh court of the Krasnoyarsk region / OAO Rossiyskiye Zhelezniye Dorogi / OAO RUSAL Krasnoyarsk / 1,184,800 Rb / Fine for the delay in return of railroad cars / Defendant asked to cut the fine / Claim sustained partly, the court obliged the defendant pay 700,000 Rb to OAO RZhD
10.03.2009 (N 88) / Arbitrazh court of the Krasnoyarsk region / OAO RUSAL Achinskiy Glinozyomniy Kombinat / State institution Krasnoyarskaya kvartirno-ekspluatatsionnaya chast / 109,661 Rb 41 kop / Debt for the supply of drinking water / Defendant recognised the claim / Claim sustained
16.03.2009 (N 87) / Arbitrazh court of the Krasnoyarsk region / OAO Krasnoyarskenergosbyt / OAO RUSAL Krasnoyarsk / 74,904,026 Rb 95 kop / Debt for electricity / Defendant did not recognise the claim / Claim sustained, the court obliged the defendant pay 45,964,928 Rb 14 kop of debt to the plaintiff
16.03.2009 (N 86) / Arbitrazh court of the Krasnoyarsk region / OAO Rossiyskiye Zhelezniye Dorogi / OAO RUSAL Krasnoyarsk / 1,011,400 Rb / Fine for the delay in return of railroad cars / Defendant asked to cut the fine / Claim sustained partly, the court obliged the defendant pay 606,840 Rb to OAO RZhD
16.03.2009 (N 85) / Arbitrazh court of the Krasnoyarsk region / OAO Rossiyskiye Zhelezniye Dorogi / OAO RUSAL Krasnoyarsk / 1,004,600 Rb / Fine for the delay in return of railroad cars / Defendant asked to cut the fine / Claim sustained partly, the court obliged the defendant pay552,530 Rb to OAO RZhD