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Almaty’s economic court has rejected Relog Global Ltd.’s claim for nearly 15.9 million tenge against its former head, Mukhtar Leker. The team of Leker and Census developer Almaz Kisapov reported the decision (dextratms.kz). According to the team, the court also awarded Leker 2.6 million tenge in legal costs; it has not yet been confirmed whether the ruling has taken legal effect.
What happened
According to the team, the ruling was issued on October 23, 2026. Almaty’s Specialized Interdistrict Economic Court heard claims for lost profits and an injunction against the use of trade secrets.
Relog Global Ltd. initially sought 15,930,000 tenge and $6,000. After amending its claim, the company sought 15,865,980 tenge in lost profits — income it had expected to earn. The court rejected the claim for that amount.
According to the statement, Relog must reimburse Leker for 2 million tenge in legal representation costs and 600 thousand tenge in specialist fees. Leker is specifically named as the recipient of these funds.
What this means
The dispute concerned Relog’s allegations that Leker had set up a competing company, Census, and moved clients to it. According to the defendant’s team, the court found no competition or breach of the non-compete agreement. Such an agreement restricts work with a competing business.
The team says the court examined differences between the products and testimony from clients. Following a presentation of the new version of Census, clients independently signed contracts with its supplier. Their contracts for Relog’s logistics product remained in force.
The request to prohibit the use of trade secrets was also rejected, the statement says. According to the team, the court found insufficient evidence that trade secrets had been used.
What questions fall outside the ruling
The outcome described concerns Relog’s specific claims against Leker. The statement separately notes that the ruling contains no independent finding on the origin of Dextra TMS’s source code. This outcome therefore cannot be applied to a separate dispute over code copying.
Earlier in the public dispute, allegations of losses exceeding 2 billion tenge were made. According to Leker’s team, however, that amount was not part of the claim heard by the court. The first-instance ruling can be appealed.
