Mohammed Saleem Khawaja v Stela Stefanova & Ors

Mohammed Saleem Khawaja v Stela Stefanova & Ors

No order as to costs is appropriate because both parties contributed to the procedural complexity and neither party's conduct justified a costs award. Permission to appeal is refused as the decision was a discretionary case management decision, not plainly wrong, and summary judgment is rarely suitable in s.994 petitions.

Parties
Petitioner: Mohammed Saleem Khawaja; First Respondent: Stela Stefanova; Second Respondent: BiotechnologiesUK Limited; Third Respondent: Dermamed Solutions Limited
Jurisdiction
England and Wales
Judgment Date
09 April 2024
Procedural Posture
Company Petition (s.994 Companies Act 2006) / Post Summary Judgment Application; Costs and Permission to Appeal
Outcome
Application for costs dismissed; no order as to costs. Permission to appeal refused.
Legal Topics
Unfair Prejudice Petition, Summary Judgment, Costs, Permission to Appeal
Company Law Civil Procedure Unfair Prejudice Petition Summary Judgment Costs Permission to Appeal

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Parties

Mohammed Saleem Khawaja

Petitioner

Stela Stefanova

First Respondent

BiotechnologiesUK Limited

Second Respondent

Dermamed Solutions Limited

Third Respondent

Procedural Posture

Company Petition (s.994 Companies Act 2006) / Post Summary Judgment Application; Costs and Permission to Appeal

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether costs should be awarded following dismissal of summary judgment application in s.994 petition
  2. 2 Whether permission to appeal should be granted against refusal of summary judgment

Ratio Decidendi

No order as to costs is appropriate because both parties contributed to the procedural complexity and neither party's conduct justified a costs award. Permission to appeal is refused as the decision was a discretionary case management decision, not plainly wrong, and summary judgment is rarely suitable in s.994 petitions.

Court Disposition

Application for costs dismissed; no order as to costs. Permission to appeal refused.

Orders

  • No order as to costs on the summary judgment application
  • Permission to appeal refused