BB Energy (Gulf) DMCC & Anor v Republic of South Sudan & Ors [2025] EWHC 3490 (Comm) (12 December 2025)

BB Energy (Gulf) DMCC & Anor v Republic of South Sudan & Ors [2025] EWHC 3490 (Comm) (12 December 2025)

The Interveners are granted liberty to apply because their potential claim is directly related to the Injunction, the Court has jurisdiction to grant such liberty, and granting it is consistent with the Overriding Objective. The decision does not determine the merits of any future claim by the Interveners.

Citation
[2025] EWHC 3490 (Comm)
Parties
Claimant: BB Energy (Gulf) DMCC; First Defendant: Republic of South Sudan; Second Defendant: Nile Petroleum Corporation; Intervener: Meridian Energy Pte Ltd; Intervener: Euro American International Energy LLC
Jurisdiction
England and Wales
Judgment Date
12 December 2025
Procedural Posture
Commercial Court Claim / Ruling on Interveners' Application for Liberty to Apply
Outcome
Application granted
Legal Topics
Interim Injunctions, Liberty to Apply, Third Party Claims, Sale and Purchase Agreements, Pre Payment Facility
Civil Procedure Commercial Law Interim Injunctions Liberty to Apply Third Party Claims Sale and Purchase Agreements Pre Payment Facility

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Parties

BB Energy (Gulf) DMCC

Claimant

Republic of South Sudan

First Defendant

Nile Petroleum Corporation

Second Defendant

Meridian Energy Pte Ltd

Intervener

Euro American International Energy LLC

Intervener

Procedural Posture

Commercial Court Claim / Ruling on Interveners' Application for Liberty to Apply

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether interveners should be granted liberty to apply to bring a claim against the claimant for losses arising from an interim injunction

Ratio Decidendi

The Interveners are granted liberty to apply because their potential claim is directly related to the Injunction, the Court has jurisdiction to grant such liberty, and granting it is consistent with the Overriding Objective. The decision does not determine the merits of any future claim by the Interveners.

Court Disposition

Application granted

Orders

  • Interveners are granted liberty to apply within these proceedings to bring a claim against the Claimant for loss caused by the Injunction.