Gable Insurance Ag (Incorporated In Liechtenstein) v Dewsall & Ors [2025] EWHC 3399 (Ch) (23 December 2025)

Gable Insurance Ag (Incorporated In Liechtenstein) v Dewsall & Ors [2025] EWHC 3399 (Ch) (23 December 2025)

Costs orders must reflect both the outcome of the trial and the conduct of the parties in interim applications; indemnity costs are justified only where conduct is sufficiently outside the norm, and reserved costs should be determined in light of the overall justice of the case, including trial results and party behaviour.

Citation
[2025] EWHC 3399 (Ch)
Parties
Claimant: Gable Insurance AG (Incorporated in Liechtenstein) (In Liquidation); First Defendant: Mr William Dewsall; Second Defendant: Mr Michael Hirschfield; Third Defendant: Mrs Judith Dewsall; Fourth Defendant: Horatio Risk Consulting LLP
Jurisdiction
England and Wales
Judgment Date
23 December 2025
Procedural Posture
Civil / Post Trial Consequential Costs Ruling
Outcome
Costs orders made as set out in summary; further directions for interest, payments on account, and Weald Hall proceeds to be agreed or determined on written submissions.
Legal Topics
Costs, Freezing Orders, Search Orders, Disclosure, Contempt of Court, Interim Relief
Civil Procedure Insolvency Commercial Law Costs Freezing Orders Search Orders Disclosure Contempt of Court +1 more

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Parties

Gable Insurance AG (Incorporated in Liechtenstein) (In Liquidation)

Claimant

Mr William Dewsall

First Defendant

Mr Michael Hirschfield

Second Defendant

Mrs Judith Dewsall

Third Defendant

Horatio Risk Consulting LLP

Fourth Defendant

Procedural Posture

Civil / Post Trial Consequential Costs Ruling

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Appropriate costs orders following trial and reserved interim applications
  2. 2 Basis for indemnity or standard costs in context of freezing and search orders
  3. 3 Impact of party conduct on costs awards

Ratio Decidendi

Costs orders must reflect both the outcome of the trial and the conduct of the parties in interim applications; indemnity costs are justified only where conduct is sufficiently outside the norm, and reserved costs should be determined in light of the overall justice of the case, including trial results and party behaviour.

Court Disposition

Costs orders made as set out in summary; further directions for interest, payments on account, and Weald Hall proceeds to be agreed or determined on written submissions.

Orders

  • GIAG to pay Mrs Dewsall's costs of the main proceedings on the standard basis.
  • Mr Dewsall to pay GIAG's costs relating to the first worldwide freezing order on the indemnity basis.