KYIV, Feb 24 - The High Court of Justice of England and Wales has rejected Tatneft's claim for $294.3 million against Ukrainian businessmen Hennadiy Boholiubov, Ihor Kolomoisky, Oleksandr Yaroslavsky and Pavlo Ovcharenko within the Ukrtatnafta case in connection with the expiration of the statute of limitations, according to court records.

In his decision, the judge refers to Russian legislation (Article 196 of the Civil Code of the Russian Federation), according to which the limitation period is three years.