Hume Street Management Consultants Limited v Sheikh Hamad Bin Jassim Al-Thani & Ors

Hume Street Management Consultants Limited v Sheikh Hamad Bin Jassim Al-Thani & Ors

The claimant failed to set out a coherent and convincing case with real prospects of success for contractual or restitutionary claims, and did not satisfy the requirements for service out of jurisdiction or for alternative service.

Parties
Claimant: Hume Street Management Consultants Limited; First Defendant: Sheikh Hamad bin Jassim Al-Thani; Second Defendant: Lomakx Limited; Third Defendant: Forbes House Limited
Jurisdiction
England and Wales
Judgment Date
26 February 2025
Procedural Posture
Civil / Ruling on Application to Set Aside Service Out of Jurisdiction and Alternative Service
Outcome
Defendants' application succeeds; service out of jurisdiction and alternative service orders set aside.
Legal Topics
Service Out of Jurisdiction, Alternative Service, Contract, Restitution, Quantum Meruit
Civil Procedure Service Out of Jurisdiction Alternative Service Contract Restitution Quantum Meruit

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Parties

Hume Street Management Consultants Limited

Claimant

Sheikh Hamad bin Jassim Al-Thani

First Defendant

Lomakx Limited

Second Defendant

Forbes House Limited

Third Defendant

Procedural Posture

Civil / Ruling on Application to Set Aside Service Out of Jurisdiction and Alternative Service

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether the claimant has shown a serious issue to be tried on the merits of the claim for service out of jurisdiction
  2. 2 Whether permission for alternative service on the First Defendant should be granted

Ratio Decidendi

The claimant failed to set out a coherent and convincing case with real prospects of success for contractual or restitutionary claims, and did not satisfy the requirements for service out of jurisdiction or for alternative service.

Court Disposition

Defendants' application succeeds; service out of jurisdiction and alternative service orders set aside.

Orders

  • Orders granting permission to serve the Claim Form and Particulars of Claim and any other document out of jurisdiction on First and Third Defendants set aside.
  • Order granting permission to serve First Defendant by alternative means set aside.