Dimitri v Chiotelis and Evangelos E. Chiotelis v TAP Worldwide LLC

The proceeding involved two related matters heard together: *Dimitri v Chiotelis* and *Evangelos E. Chiotelis v TAP Worldwide LLC*. The dispute concerned the ownership and entitlement to shares in a company, TAP Worldwide LLC, and related allegations of misleading and deceptive conduct. The matters were heard in the Supreme Court of Victoria.

The primary legal issues before the Court were whether the plaintiff in the first proceeding, Mr Dimitri, had established a claim for misleading and deceptive conduct against the defendants, Mr Chiotelis and TAP Worldwide LLC, and whether Mr Chiotelis had established a claim for misleading and deceptive conduct against Mr Dimitri. The Court was also required to determine the ownership and entitlement to certain shares in TAP Worldwide LLC.

Justice Kirov found that Mr Dimitri had not established his claim for misleading and deceptive conduct. His Honour concluded that the representations made by Mr Chiotelis were not misleading or deceptive in the circumstances. Conversely, Justice Kirov found that Mr Chiotelis had established his claim for misleading and deceptive conduct against Mr Dimitri, holding that Mr Dimitri had made representations that were misleading and deceptive. The Court also made declarations regarding the entitlement to shares in TAP Worldwide LLC.