CRO v REC & Anor

CRO v REC & Anor

The freezing order does not oblige respondents to notify the applicant of the amount spent on legal expenses, as the standard wording with the Source Proviso does not expressly impose such an obligation.

Parties
Applicant: CRO; Respondent: REC; Respondent: RUI
Jurisdiction
England and Wales
Judgment Date
03 February 2023
Procedural Posture
Commercial / Ruling on Interpretation of Freezing Order
Outcome
application dismissed
Legal Topics
Freezing Orders, Legal Expenses Proviso, Disclosure Obligations

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Parties

CRO

Applicant

REC

Respondent

RUI

Respondent

Procedural Posture

Commercial / Ruling on Interpretation of Freezing Order

  1. 1 Whether the standard form freezing order with the Source Proviso obliges respondents to notify the applicant of the amount spent on legal expenses

Ratio Decidendi

The freezing order does not oblige respondents to notify the applicant of the amount spent on legal expenses, as the standard wording with the Source Proviso does not expressly impose such an obligation.

Court Disposition

application dismissed

Orders

  • Respondents are not obliged to notify the applicant of the amount spent on legal expenses under the freezing order.