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10 Aug 17

Yukos Foundation Distributes Over $300 Million to...

Press Release

Assets Frozen by Russian Authorities Returned Following 12-year Legal Battle.

HOUSTON, August 10 – The Yukos Foundation announced today that it is completing a distribution of more than $300 million to former Yukos Oil Company shareholders who properly identified themselves and were verified to receive the funds. Today’s announcement is the result of an exhaustive 12-year legal battle exposing the Russian Federation’s unlawful bankrupting of Yukos Oil Company.

“The Yukos Foundation has fought hard for the past 12 years in order to return Yukos...

09 May 17

Amsterdam Appeal Court’s Judgement Strengthens...

FD.nl Het Financieele Dagblad

In a judgment handed down today, Tuesday, the Amsterdam Appeal Court opened the door to the handing back to the shareholders of part of the property of former Russian oil company, Yukos.

This...
09 May 17

Court of Appeal: Russian justice in Yukos case improper

Renée Postma, Joep Dohmen NRC

Rule of law

The Amsterdam Court of Appeal holds the Yukos bankruptcy to be unlawful and thus in violation of Dutch public policy.

In a notable decision, the Amsterdam Court of Appeal has...
09 May 17

Yukos Oil wrongfully declared bankrupt according to...

NOS News NOS

The Russian judgment in which the Yukos oil company was declared bankrupt in 2006 is not recognised in the Netherlands. The Amsterdam Court of Appeal determined this. According to the Court the...
09 May 17

Dutch Court Rules Russia Knowingly Forced Yukos...

RFE/RL RadioFreeEurope / RadioLiberty

A Dutch appeals court has ruled that Russia knowingly forced the oil major Yukos into bankruptcy by demanding it pay massive tax bills, the latest development in a drawn-out battle over the...
09 May 17

Russia bankrupted Yukos deliberately, rules Dutch court

DW News Deutsche Welle (DW)

Russia knowingly plunged the oil giant Yukos into bankruptcy in 2006, according to a Dutch appeals court. Its verdict could benefit former shareholders of a Dutch subsidiary, Yukos Finance...
09 May 17

Dutch appeals court rules Russia knowingly...

AP The Associated Press - The Hague, Netherlands

THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — A Dutch appeals court ruled Tuesday that Russian authorities knowingly plunged oil giant Yukos into bankruptcy in 2006 by ordering it to pay huge tax bills, the...