In the first of the resulting arbitration hearings in Stockholm MOR lawyers did not dispute Russian documents that showed Luzhkov's signature approving the original decree calling for the plant or the existence of a 1995 signed contract between Sapir and MOR's general director.
Many of the designers who created the jewelry were at the launch, including Theo Fennell, Stephen Webster, Shaun Leane, Dickson Yewn and Alexandra Mor.