UCP Foundation and Pavel Durov filed lawsuits against each other

UCP Foundation Ilya Sherbovich, which owns 48% of "in contact", filed suit against Paul Durov, пишет "Vedomosti" newspaper. UCP considers a violation of their rights that Durov, being the CEO of the company, at the same time developed its own project - messenger Telegram. The fund bought three companies associated with Telegram, and now requires that the messenger was transferred to the ownership of "in contact".

At the same time Durov on your page in the "In contact» said the lawsuit in London arbitration on the recognition of illegal transactions last year to acquire the fund UCP 48 % "in contact" from former partners Durov - Vyacheslav and Lev Leviev Mirilashvili.

UCP argues that since Pavel Durov directly involved in the development Telegram while working in the "in contact", he breached his fiduciary duties. How to explain the "Vedomosti", in British law under that may be implied duties of directors to act in the interests of the company and avoid conflicts of interest.

Foundation Shcherbovich also bought three companies related to the management of Telegram. According to "Vedomosti", we are talking about companies Telegram LLC, Digital Fortress and Pictograph. These legal entities registered in the United States, were purchased from a partner Durov - Axel Neff, who previously was in charge of international business "In contact».

According Durov, Axel Neff on his behalf engaged in translation of these US companies and their brands on the non-profit organization Telegram. However, instead of performing its obligations, he secretly sold the fund companies UCP. Thus Durov argues that the entire infrastructure project remains under the control of "the worst consequences of this hostile takeover is that the project will have to change the name in the United States».

April 1 Durov announced , that leaves the post of general director "in contact". Prior to this, at the beginning of the year, he sold the their 12% of the company Ivan Tavrin who resold the package Mail.ru Group. However, on April 3 founder "In contact» reported , that he changed his mind and that the message of resignation "was necessary for the collection of information." According to the same "Vedomosti", Durov decided to stay after learning that UCP bought Neff company pertaining to Telegram.

Now he has decided to challenge the deal last year, which resulted in the UCP became the owner of 48% of shares "in contact". In April 2013, the fund bought the stake from former partners Durov - Vyacheslav and Lev Leviev Mirilashvili. This transaction took place without the consent of other shareholders, although this requires a shareholders' agreement "in contact».

According Durov, "burst in RuNet less transparent spheres of the Russian economy, the fund privnёs in the heart of the Russian IT their questionable practices. Not having the strength to endure this, securities specialists as a result began to leave the team. Protection from this activity for a long time to distract us from the struggle for the realization of our rights violated almost a year ago. However, the situation has changed, and now there is hope for the restoration of justice ».

In the event of a successful outcome of the claim founder "in contact" hopes to be able to go back into the directors and owners of the company. At the same UCP called it "nothing more than a clumsy attempt by Durov defend against our legitimate claim to it."

Source: habrahabr.ru/post/218517/