Presnensky District Court of Moscow refused to satisfy the statement of claim against the Principal of the Bureau of Lawyers “De jure” for the recovery of losses and lost profits in the amount of about 6 million rubles. According to the Plaintiff, this debt arose as a result of flooding of his apartment in the center of Moscow during the extinguishing of a fire in which 8 people died. On this fact, the Investigative Committee of Russia also initiated a criminal case, in which the former owner of the apartment, a US citizen, was accused. Antique furniture was damaged during the flood, and the tenant, a Japanese citizen, was forced to move out, which, according to the Plaintiff, caused him property damage. Lawyers of the Bureau managed to convince the court that there was no fault on the part of the Defendant in what happened. And this led to a complete refusal to satisfy the claims against the Principal. The interests of the Principal were represented by Alexander Uchaykin and Dan Khorolets, lawyers of the practice of resolving economic disputes of the Bureau of Lawyers “De jure”.
The Arbitration Court of the Moscow District agreed with the arguments of the Bureau of Lawyers “De jure” and upheld the decision of the Ninth Arbitration Court of Appeal. Earlier, in the framework of this dispute, the arbitration court of the first instance made a decision to bring the Principal of the Bureau of Lawyers “De jure” to subsidiary liability in the amount of more than 3.6 million rubles. But the lawyers of the Bureau managed to cancel this decision. The Ninth Arbitration Court of Appeal, having considered the lawyers’ complaint, recognized it as legitimate, reversed the decision and left the Plaintiff’s application without consideration. The interests of the Principal were represented by Valentina Petrova, Deputy Head of the Bureau of Lawyers “De jure”.