Kevin Grossmann

Congo
Congo's ex-lawyer sees court ruling reversed in Commisimpex affair

In the sale of the ambassador's residence to Commisimpex, the Court of Cassation has overturned a ruling by the Paris Court of Appeal that ordered Congo's lawyer to pay the costs.

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Félix Tshisekedi, Joseph Kabila, Paul Biya, Denis Sassou-Nguesso

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DRCNeutralising Kabila's networks in South Africa

CameroonTwo of Paul Biya's collaborators bicker it out over protocol

CongoPublishing house Ipanema organises gala for Denis Sassou-Nguesso

Congo
Investigators explore arson lead in Vaucresson fire

The French police have footage showing an individual breaking into the Congolese ambassador's former residence, which is at the heart of a legal dispute between Congo and Commisimpex, just before a devastating fire broke out.The residence, although in a state of relative disrepair, was sold at auction to Commisimpex for €1,915,000.

Congo
Brazzaville switches team on Commisimpex case

Emmanuel Caulier will take over from fellow lawyer Kevin Grossmann in the seizures component of the Commisimpex case, including that of the presidential Falcon 7X jet now being claimed by new individuals. One of these is Frenchman Serge Berrebi.

Congo
Kevin Grossmann shares the bill with Congo in Commisimpex case

The business lawyer Kevin Grossmann was knocked back by the Paris appeal court on 10 November, which ruled that his appeal against the seizure of Congolese property in France was completely unjustified.

Equatorial Guinea
'Ill-Gotten Gains': Malabo throws in the towel

The Equatorial Guinean vice-minister of justice has just parted ways with lawyer Kevin Grossmann, who since 2021 has been Malabo's lawyer in the matter of the building at 42 Avenue Foch in Paris, seized from the VP Teodorin Obiang Nguema in the "Ill-Gotten Gains" case.

Equatorial Guinea
Teodoro Obiang poised to switch ambassador to France

Equatorial Guinea is preparing to appoint a new ambassador to France. Relations between the two countries have been especially strained since a French court condemned the vice president Teodorin Obiang Nguema in the so-called "ill-gotten gains" case.

Spotlight | Congo, France
French financial prosecution service to investigate corruption suspicions in Commisimpex affair

The French financial prosecution service has instructed an examining magistrate to investigate the 2013 arbitration ruling ordering the Republic of the Congo to pay €1.5bn to Commisimpex, a construction company owned by Lebanese businessman Mohsen Hojeij.

Congo
ICSID arbitration iron ore cases against Brazzaville ready to start

With the ICSID tribunals now constituted, Equatorial Resources and Midus Holdings' proceedings against the Congolese state will soon begin. Two other proceedings have been initiated before the ICC.

Equatorial Guinea, France
Teodorin Obiang summoned to Paris court on 20 April for embezzlement case

Equatorial Guinea vice-president Teodorin Obiang Nguema has been summoned to appear in court in Paris on 20 April in the latest episode of the long-running so-called "ill-gotten gains" affair.

Equatorial Guinea
Malabo comes back to fight it out for 42 Avenue Foch

Malabo has performed a U-turn over the private mansion at Paris's 42 Avenue Foch, with it now under threat of a judicial seizure. It's preparing a new legal challenge to be headed by Kevin Grossmann.

Congo
Judge Yves Derain accused by Congo of corruption in Commisimpex dispute withdraws from case

Having filed a complaint on 7 October against one of the three judges that ruled in 2013 in its dispute with the construction firm Commisimpex, Congo is now seeking the cancellation of arbitration proceedings in Paris.

Congo
Congo challenges Mohsen Hojeij's billion-euro arbitration for 'corruption'

Breaking news published on 08/10/21 at 17:00 p.m. - Congo lodged a complaint against "persons unknown" on 7 October, accusing the president of the tribunal that arbitrated Commisimpex's 2013 claim against the state, of having ties to Hojeij's company.