Lakatamia Shipping Company Ltd & Ors v SU & Ors [2020] EWHC 3201 (Comm) (09 November 2020)

Lakatamia Shipping Company Ltd & Ors v SU & Ors [2020] EWHC 3201 (Comm) (09 November 2020)

There was no implied permission under the search order to use documents in related proceedings already on foot; Lakatamia breached CPR 31.22 and the collateral use undertaking by using documents for collateral purposes without court permission. Retrospective permission may be granted for certain breaches where no prejudice is caused and permission would have been granted if sought promptly.

Citation
[2020] EWHC 3201 (Comm)
Parties
First Claimant/applicant: Lakatamia Shipping Company Limited; Second Claimant: Slagen Shipping Co. Ltd; Third Claimant: Kition Shipping Co. Ltd; Fourth Claimant: Polys Haji-Ioannou; First Defendant/respondent: Nobu Su (aka Su Hsin Chi; aka Nobu Morimoto); Second Defendant: TMT Co., Limited; Third Defendant: TMT Asia Limited; Fourth Defendant: Taiwan Maritime Transportation Co., Limited; Fifth Defendant: TMT Company Ltd, Panama S. A.; Sixth Defendant: TMT Co., Ltd, Liberia; Seventh Defendant: Iron Monger I Co., Ltd; Additional Party: Toshiko Morimoto
Jurisdiction
England and Wales
Judgment Date
09 November 2020
Procedural Posture
Commercial Court Application (collateral Use of Documents) / Interlocutory Application for Permission to Use Documents Obtained Under a Search Order in Related Proceedings
Outcome
Application for permission to use documents in related proceedings granted in part; retrospective permission granted for certain breaches; breaches of undertaking found.
Legal Topics
Collateral Use of Disclosed Documents, Search Orders, Enforcement of Judgments, Breach of Undertaking, Case Management
Civil Procedure Commercial Law Collateral Use of Disclosed Documents Search Orders Enforcement of Judgments Breach of Undertaking Case Management

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Parties

Lakatamia Shipping Company Limited

First Claimant/applicant

Slagen Shipping Co. Ltd

Second Claimant

Kition Shipping Co. Ltd

Third Claimant

Polys Haji-Ioannou

Fourth Claimant

Nobu Su (aka Su Hsin Chi; aka Nobu Morimoto)

First Defendant/respondent

TMT Co., Limited

Second Defendant

TMT Asia Limited

Third Defendant

Taiwan Maritime Transportation Co., Limited

Fourth Defendant

TMT Company Ltd, Panama S. A.

Fifth Defendant

TMT Co., Ltd, Liberia

Sixth Defendant

Iron Monger I Co., Ltd

Seventh Defendant

Toshiko Morimoto

Additional Party

Procedural Posture

Commercial Court Application (collateral Use of Documents) / Interlocutory Application for Permission to Use Documents Obtained Under a Search Order in Related Proceedings

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether Lakatamia breached CPR 31.22 by using documents obtained under a search order for collateral purposes without court permission
  2. 2 Whether there was implied permission to use documents in related proceedings under the terms of the search order
  3. 3 Whether retrospective permission for collateral use should be granted

Ratio Decidendi

There was no implied permission under the search order to use documents in related proceedings already on foot; Lakatamia breached CPR 31.22 and the collateral use undertaking by using documents for collateral purposes without court permission. Retrospective permission may be granted for certain breaches where no prejudice is caused and permission would have been granted if sought promptly.

Court Disposition

Application for permission to use documents in related proceedings granted in part; retrospective permission granted for certain breaches; breaches of undertaking found.

Orders

  • Permission granted for Lakatamia to use specified documents from the Su Enforcement Proceedings in the Morimoto Proceedings, subject to safeguards.
  • Retrospective permission granted for certain prior uses where no prejudice was caused.