AMRA Leasing Ltd v DAC Aviation (EA) Ltd & Ors [2022] EWHC 1718 (Comm) (16 June 2022)

AMRA Leasing Ltd v DAC Aviation (EA) Ltd & Ors [2022] EWHC 1718 (Comm) (16 June 2022)

The application to set aside the default judgment was not made promptly, and the Defendants failed to demonstrate a real prospect of successfully defending the claim. The defences raised were speculative, lacked detail, and were largely unsustainable in law and fact. The court's discretion should be exercised in favour of leaving the judgment in place.

Citation
[2022] EWHC 1718 (Comm)
Parties
Claimant: AMRA Leasing Limited; First Defendant: DAC Aviation (EA) Limited; Second Defendant: DAC International Aviation Limited; Third Defendant: Emmanuel Anassis
Jurisdiction
England and Wales
Judgment Date
16 June 2022
Procedural Posture
Commercial Court Application / Application to Set Aside Default Judgment
Outcome
Application to set aside default judgment dismissed
Legal Topics
Default Judgment, Setting Aside Judgment, Aircraft Leasing, Mitigation of Loss
Civil Procedure Commercial Law Default Judgment Setting Aside Judgment Aircraft Leasing Mitigation of Loss

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Parties

AMRA Leasing Limited

Claimant

DAC Aviation (EA) Limited

First Defendant

DAC International Aviation Limited

Second Defendant

Emmanuel Anassis

Third Defendant

Procedural Posture

Commercial Court Application / Application to Set Aside Default Judgment

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether the Defendants' application to set aside the default judgment was made promptly
  2. 2 Whether the Defendants have a real prospect of successfully defending the claim
  3. 3 Whether there is any other good reason to set aside the default judgment

Ratio Decidendi

The application to set aside the default judgment was not made promptly, and the Defendants failed to demonstrate a real prospect of successfully defending the claim. The defences raised were speculative, lacked detail, and were largely unsustainable in law and fact. The court's discretion should be exercised in favour of leaving the judgment in place.

Court Disposition

Application to set aside default judgment dismissed

Orders

  • Default judgment remains in place
  • Application to set aside dismissed