MOSCOW – The Moscow Arbitration Court on Sept. 18 postponed the preliminary hearing of a lawsuit filed by Siemens against LLC VO Technopromexport (TPE) and OJSC VO Technopromexport (TPE) until Oct.16, an Interfax correspondent reported from the courthouse.
The court also agreed to a motion by LLC Siemens Gas Turbine Technologies to reclassify the company from defendant to co-plaintiff.
The German concern has requested that the deal from Oct. 16, 2015 to supply turbines to LLC VO Technopromexport to be used in Crimea be recognized as invalid and to apply the consequences of invalidating the deal. The turbines were supplied by VO Technopromexport which is currently in the process of bankruptcy.
The defendants requested a new date for the hearings because the cassation needed to review the case on recognizing the invalidity of the deal on Oct. 3 in the framework of VO Technopromexport’s bankruptcy. Earlier the deal was contested by the interim manager, but two other courts rejected the request.
During the hearing, LLC Siemens Gas Turbine Technologies also announced a request to change the status of the company from defendant to co-plaintiff. Siemens supported the request and the defendants announced the necessity of it being reviewed at the next preliminary hearing. Siemens said earlier that its joint venture with Power Machines was brought into the case for informational purposes.
Siemens is accusing Technopromexport of illegally transferring four turbines to Crimea which were supplied for the construction of power plants in Taman. In accordance with sanctions, the German company banned the use of its turbines for the production of electricity in Crimea.
