Manolete Partners PLC v White [2024] EWCA Civ 356 (11 April 2024)

Manolete Partners PLC v White [2024] EWCA Civ 356 (11 April 2024)

The appeal raises a seriously arguable point of statutory interpretation with wider importance; the court adjourned the hearing to allow the appellant to seek representation and for the issues to be properly ventilated.

Citation
[2024] EWCA Civ 356
Parties
Applicant/respondent: Manolete Partners PLC; Respondent/appellant: Ian Russell White
Jurisdiction
England and Wales
Judgment Date
11 April 2024
Procedural Posture
Appeal / Adjournment Pending Further Hearing
Outcome
Adjourned
Legal Topics
Statutory Interpretation, Section 91(2) Pensions Act 1993, Section 37(1) Senior Courts Act 1981, Judgment Enforcement, Occupational Pension Schemes
Pensions Civil Procedure Statutory Interpretation Section 91(2) Pensions Act 1993 Section 37(1) Senior Courts Act 1981 Judgment Enforcement Occupational Pension Schemes

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Parties

Manolete Partners PLC

Applicant/respondent

Ian Russell White

Respondent/appellant

Procedural Posture

Appeal / Adjournment Pending Further Hearing

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Does section 91(2) of the Pensions Act 1993 prohibit the court from ordering a judgment debtor to draw down money from an occupational pension scheme to pay a judgment debt?

Ratio Decidendi

The appeal raises a seriously arguable point of statutory interpretation with wider importance; the court adjourned the hearing to allow the appellant to seek representation and for the issues to be properly ventilated.

Court Disposition

Adjourned

Orders

  • Appeal adjourned to allow appellant to seek representation.
  • Appeal to be relisted for a full day hearing.