Roman Zykov, a partner with Mansors, advised on Russian aircraft insurance claims tried in the courts of England and Ireland. These disputes involve aircraft lessors' claims in multiple proceedings against reinsurers for losses due to the detention of hundreds of commercial aircraft in Russia. The litigation is complex, involving multi-party insurance claims and expert evidence spanning Russian politics, civil aviation, insurance underwriting, and sanctions.
Roman Zykov frequently acts as an expert witness on Russian aviation, civil, corporate, bankruptcy, banking, fraud and procedural laws in the proceedings before courts and arbitral tribunals. His most recent involvements include testimony before the Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court in the High Court of Justice Virgin Islands, the District Court of Limassol and High Court of Hong Kong.
Related matters
Roman Zykov frequently acts as an expert witness on Russian aviation, civil, corporate, bankruptcy, banking, fraud and procedural laws in the proceedings before courts and arbitral tribunals. His most recent involvements include testimony before the Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court in the High Court of Justice Virgin Islands, the District Court of Limassol and High Court of Hong Kong.
Related matters
- Advised a creditor in relation to the recovery of leased assets of Transaero Airlines (aircraft, engines, spare parts) located in the airports, storages, servicing companies and airlines in Moscow, Domodedovo International Airport (Russia), Melbourn Orlando International Airport (USA), Frankfurt Airport (Germany), Vilnius (Lithuania), Africa Charter Airline (South Africa), Ellinair (Greece), Aerotec International Inc (USA).
- Advised a Russian company in a dispute against a US company arising from a contract for the supply of integrated circuits for the Russian space program (AAA Arbitration Rules, law of California).
- Successfully represented UBS (Switzerland) in the proceedings before Russian courts in relation to establishing the title and lifting the arrest of two leased aircraft against Promsvyazbank (Russia).
- Advised an English underwriter in a dispute before the High Court of Justice in London brought by several leasing companies arising from an insurance policy in relation to aircraft fleets leased to Russian airlines and retained in Russia after the beginning of the Ukrainian crisis.
- Advised an English underwriter in a dispute before the Commercial Court (Ireland) brought by several leasing companies arising from an insurance policy in relation to aircraft fleets leased to Russian airlines and retained in Russia after the beginning of the Ukrainian crisis.
- Acted as expert witness in the proceedings before the High Court of Hong Kong on the issues of Russian contract law, bankruptcy laws and arbitrability related to the arrest of an aircraft in Hong Kong (Case No. HCMP 1685 / 2016 between Hong Kong Airport Authority v OJSC Transaero Airlines, VEBL-767-300 Limited, Transalpine Leasing Limited, Deposit Insurance Agency of The Russian Federation Bankruptcy Manager of Vneshprombank, Sky Aviation Leasing Management LLC).