CH Offshore Ltd v PDV Marina SA & Ors

Mr Charles Kimmins QC and Mr Edward Ho (instructed by Stephenson Harwood) for the Third Party Mr Dominic Happ� (instructed by E.G Arghyrakis & Co) for the Second Defendant Hearing date: 2nd March 2015 ____________________

a) for Petroleo : Mr Luis Alvarez (of Petroleo) dated 23 rd October 2014 and 23 rd February 2015; Mr Haris Zografakis (of Petroleo's solicitors) dated 20 th February 2015;

b) for Astivenca : from Ms Watton (of Astivenca's solicitors) dated 24 th March 2014 (in support of the application for permission to serve out of the jurisdiction) and 19 th January 2015; Mr Victor Gonzalez Urdaneta, in-house counsel at Astivenca, dated 17 th January 2015.

a) for Petroleo : two reports from Mrs Adriana Padilla Alfonzo of Arenessen, Padilla & Associates ("Mrs Padilla") dated 23 rd October 2014 and 19 th February 2015:

b) for Astivenca : a letter from Mr Arturo Bravo of Bravo & Asociados ("Mr Bravo") dated 21 st March 2014 and an expert report from Mr Bernado Bentata of Bentata Associates ("Mr Bentata") dated 18 th January 2015. A further report from Mr Bentata was served around 4.30pm on 27 th February 2015, the last working day before this hearing, without notice. Petroleo objects to the admission of that report in circumstances addressed in more detail below.