Dubai Islamic Bank PJSC v PSI Energy Holding Company BSC & Anor [2013] EWHC 3781 (Comm) (06 December 2013)

Dubai Islamic Bank PJSC v PSI Energy Holding Company BSC & Anor [2013] EWHC 3781 (Comm) (06 December 2013)

The defendants are liable in debt under the RSA as events of default occurred, entitling the Bank to accelerate repayment. The defences based on alleged wrongful conduct by the Bank, repudiatory breach, discharge as guarantors, and estoppel/rectification all fail on the facts and law. The Bank is entitled to judgment for the outstanding amount and to trace misapplied monies into the Afren shares.

Citation
[2013] EWHC 3781 (Comm)
Parties
Claimant: Dubai Islamic Bank PJSC; First Defendant: PSI Energy Holding Company BSC; Second Defendant: Ryan Cornelius; Third Defendant: Charles Ridley; Fourth Defendant: Eren Nil; Fifth Defendant: CCH Europe GmbH
Jurisdiction
England and Wales
Judgment Date
06 December 2013
Procedural Posture
Commercial Claim (debt and Proprietary Tracing) / Final Judgment After Trial
Outcome
Judgment for the claimant.
Legal Topics
Guarantee and Indemnity, Tracing and Proprietary Claims, Events of Default, Repudiatory Breach, Mortgagee Duties, Estoppel, Rectification, Jurisdiction and Governing Law
Commercial Law Banking Law Contract Law Fraud Guarantee and Indemnity Tracing and Proprietary Claims Events of Default Repudiatory Breach +4 more

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Parties

Dubai Islamic Bank PJSC

Claimant

PSI Energy Holding Company BSC

First Defendant

Ryan Cornelius

Second Defendant

Charles Ridley

Third Defendant

Eren Nil

Fourth Defendant

CCH Europe GmbH

Fifth Defendant

Procedural Posture

Commercial Claim (debt and Proprietary Tracing) / Final Judgment After Trial

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether the defendants are liable in debt under the Restructuring Agreement (RSA)
  2. 2 Whether events of default occurred under the RSA entitling the Bank to accelerate repayment
  3. 3 Whether the Bank is disentitled from relying on default due to alleged wrongful conduct

Ratio Decidendi

The defendants are liable in debt under the RSA as events of default occurred, entitling the Bank to accelerate repayment. The defences based on alleged wrongful conduct by the Bank, repudiatory breach, discharge as guarantors, and estoppel/rectification all fail on the facts and law. The Bank is entitled to judgment for the outstanding amount and to trace misapplied monies into the Afren shares.

Court Disposition

Judgment for the claimant.

Orders

  • The second to fourth defendants are jointly and severally liable to pay the outstanding amount due under the RSA (US$432 million after credit for recoveries).
  • The Bank is entitled to trace monies into the Afren shares and asserts a proprietary interest therein.