Magomedov & Ors v Rabinovich & Ors [2026] EWHC 962 (SCCO) (24 April 2026)

Magomedov & Ors v Rabinovich & Ors [2026] EWHC 962 (SCCO) (24 April 2026)

The Senior Courts Costs Office does not have jurisdiction to order security for costs in detailed assessment proceedings under CPR 25. The only security available is by way of interim costs certificates under CPR 47. The Applicants are not in substance defendants for the purposes of CPR 25 in these proceedings. Even if jurisdiction existed, there was no sufficient material change of circumstances or discretionary basis to grant further security.

Citation
[2026] EWHC 962 (SCCO)
Parties
Claimant / Paying Party / Respondent to the Application: Ziyavudin Magomedov; Claimant / Paying Party / Respondent to the Application: SGS Universal Investment Holdings Limited; Claimant / Paying Party / Respondent to the Application: Intimere Holdings Limited; Claimant / Paying Party / Respondent to the Application: Hellicorp Investments Limited; Claimant / Paying Party / Respondent to the Application: Sian Participation Corp (in liquidation); Claimant / Paying Party / Respondent to the Application: Maple Ridge Limited; Claimant / Paying Party / Respondent to the Application: Wiredfly Investments Limited; Claimant / Paying Party / Respondent to the Application: Smartilicious Consulting Limited; Claimant / Paying Party / Respondent to the Application: Enviarta Consulting Limited; Claimant / Paying Party / Respondent to the Application: Port-Petrovsk Limited; Defendant / Receiving Party / Applicant: Mikhail Rabinovich; Defendant / Receiving Party / Applicant: Ermenossa Investments Limited; Defendant / Receiving Party / Applicant: Felix LP
Jurisdiction
England and Wales
Judgment Date
24 April 2026
Procedural Posture
Application for Security for Costs in Detailed Assessment Proceedings (scco) / Post Judgment, Detailed Assessment Phase
Outcome
Application dismissed
Legal Topics
Security for Costs, Detailed Assessment, Jurisdiction of SCCO, CPR 25, CPR 47, Interim Costs Certificates
Civil Procedure Costs Security for Costs Detailed Assessment Jurisdiction of SCCO CPR 25 CPR 47 Interim Costs Certificates

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Parties

Ziyavudin Magomedov

Claimant / Paying Party / Respondent to the Application

SGS Universal Investment Holdings Limited

Claimant / Paying Party / Respondent to the Application

Intimere Holdings Limited

Claimant / Paying Party / Respondent to the Application

Hellicorp Investments Limited

Claimant / Paying Party / Respondent to the Application

Sian Participation Corp (in liquidation)

Claimant / Paying Party / Respondent to the Application

Maple Ridge Limited

Claimant / Paying Party / Respondent to the Application

Wiredfly Investments Limited

Claimant / Paying Party / Respondent to the Application

Smartilicious Consulting Limited

Claimant / Paying Party / Respondent to the Application

Enviarta Consulting Limited

Claimant / Paying Party / Respondent to the Application

Port-Petrovsk Limited

Claimant / Paying Party / Respondent to the Application

Mikhail Rabinovich

Defendant / Receiving Party / Applicant

Ermenossa Investments Limited

Defendant / Receiving Party / Applicant

Felix LP

Defendant / Receiving Party / Applicant

Procedural Posture

Application for Security for Costs in Detailed Assessment Proceedings (scco) / Post Judgment, Detailed Assessment Phase

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Does the Senior Courts Costs Office have jurisdiction to order security for costs in detailed assessment proceedings under CPR 25?
  2. 2 Should security for costs be granted to the Applicants in respect of the costs of the detailed assessment hearing?

Ratio Decidendi

The Senior Courts Costs Office does not have jurisdiction to order security for costs in detailed assessment proceedings under CPR 25. The only security available is by way of interim costs certificates under CPR 47. The Applicants are not in substance defendants for the purposes of CPR 25 in these proceedings. Even if jurisdiction existed, there was no sufficient material change of circumstances or discretionary basis to grant further security.

Court Disposition

Application dismissed

Orders

  • Application for security for costs in detailed assessment proceedings is refused.