J Robbins Capital Partners Ltd v Zamsort Ltd & Ors [2024] EWHC 1990 (Comm) (31 July 2024)

J Robbins Capital Partners Ltd v Zamsort Ltd & Ors [2024] EWHC 1990 (Comm) (31 July 2024)

The claimant has provided detailed and credible evidence that neither it nor its sole shareholder can pay or raise the funds to satisfy the outstanding costs orders. Enforcing payment by staying proceedings or imposing conditions would stifle the claim and be disproportionate, infringing the claimant's right of access to justice under Article 6 ECHR. The court therefore declines to stay the proceedings or impose the proposed conditions.

Citation
[2024] EWHC 1990 (Comm)
Parties
Claimant: J Robbins Capital Partners Limited; First Defendant: Zamsort Limited; Second Defendant: Ortac Resources (UK) Limited; Third Defendant: Arc Minerals Limited
Jurisdiction
England and Wales
Judgment Date
31 July 2024
Procedural Posture
Commercial Court Claim / Application to Amend Particulars of Claim and Application for Stay Pending Payment of Costs Orders
Outcome
Applications by second and third defendants for a stay and for conditions on amendment refused; claimant's application to amend particulars of claim allowed on usual terms.
Legal Topics
Costs Orders, Stay of Proceedings, Access to Justice, Amendment of Pleadings, Enforcement of Court Orders
Civil Procedure Commercial Law Costs Orders Stay of Proceedings Access to Justice Amendment of Pleadings Enforcement of Court Orders

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Parties

J Robbins Capital Partners Limited

Claimant

Zamsort Limited

First Defendant

Ortac Resources (UK) Limited

Second Defendant

Arc Minerals Limited

Third Defendant

Procedural Posture

Commercial Court Claim / Application to Amend Particulars of Claim and Application for Stay Pending Payment of Costs Orders

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether proceedings should be stayed or amendments refused until outstanding costs orders are paid
  2. 2 Whether enforcement of costs orders would stifle the claim and infringe Article 6 ECHR

Ratio Decidendi

The claimant has provided detailed and credible evidence that neither it nor its sole shareholder can pay or raise the funds to satisfy the outstanding costs orders. Enforcing payment by staying proceedings or imposing conditions would stifle the claim and be disproportionate, infringing the claimant's right of access to justice under Article 6 ECHR. The court therefore declines to stay the proceedings or impose the proposed conditions.

Court Disposition

Applications by second and third defendants for a stay and for conditions on amendment refused; claimant's application to amend particulars of claim allowed on usual terms.

Orders

  • Permission granted to claimant to amend particulars of claim on usual terms.
  • Second and third defendants' application for a stay of proceedings refused.