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Alexander Gorbachev v Andrey Guriev [2024] EWHC 2174 (Comm): Acted for the Claimant in a £1 billion dispute concerning the alleged ownership of shares in JSC PhosAgro, one of Russia’s largest fertiliser companies. The case involved complex issues of trust law, beneficial ownership resulting from oral declarations, and offshore corporate structures. As part of those proceedings, the Court of Appeal established the principle that a non-party respondent to a CPR 31.17 application will generally be entitled to costs following an unsuccessful jurisdiction challenge.