Chodiev & Ors v Stein

Chodiev & Ors v Stein

The defendant failed to show sufficient reason to restrict use of the Abacus documents beyond protecting bank details; open justice prevails except for discrete confidential banking information.

Parties
Claimant: Patokh Chodiev; Claimant: Alexander Machkevitch; Claimant: Alijan Ibragimov; Defendant: Kirill Stein
Jurisdiction
England and Wales
Judgment Date
16 May 2016
Procedural Posture
Commercial / Ruling on Application to Restrict Use of Disclosed Documents
Outcome
Application granted in part; restriction only applies to bank details, otherwise denied.
Legal Topics
Use of Disclosed Documents, Open Justice, Confidentiality, Cpr31.22
Civil Procedure Commercial Law Use of Disclosed Documents Open Justice Confidentiality Cpr31.22

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Parties

Patokh Chodiev

Claimant

Alexander Machkevitch

Claimant

Alijan Ibragimov

Claimant

Kirill Stein

Defendant

Procedural Posture

Commercial / Ruling on Application to Restrict Use of Disclosed Documents

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether the court should restrict use of documents disclosed in proceedings under CPR31.22(2)
  2. 2 Whether confidentiality and privacy concerns justify restriction despite open justice

Ratio Decidendi

The defendant failed to show sufficient reason to restrict use of the Abacus documents beyond protecting bank details; open justice prevails except for discrete confidential banking information.

Court Disposition

Application granted in part; restriction only applies to bank details, otherwise denied.

Orders

  • Order prohibiting use of bank details contained in Abacus documents.
  • Application to restrict use of other Abacus documents denied.