RR UK (South) Ltd v Firstsource Solutions UK Ltd [2026] EWHC 1210 (Ch) (15 April 2026)

The defendant is not permitted to advance any positive case regarding payment to the fraudster, including agency arguments, because no such case was pleaded and revision to the list of issues would prejudice the claimant and conflict with the overriding objective.

Citation: [2026] EWHC 1210 (Ch)
Parties: Claimant: RR UK (SOUTH) LIMITED; Defendant: FIRSTSOURCE SOLUTIONS UK LIMITED
Jurisdiction: England and Wales
Judgment Date: 15 April 2026
Procedural Posture: Property Trusts and Probate / Preliminary Judgment on Revision of List of Issues
Outcome: proposed revision to the list of issues declined; defendant barred from advancing agency argument
Legal Topics: Lease Break Clause, Agency, Fraud, Case Management, Pleadings

Property Law Contract Law Civil Procedure Lease Break Clause Agency Fraud Case Management Pleadings

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Parties

RR UK (SOUTH) LIMITED

Claimant

FIRSTSOURCE SOLUTIONS UK LIMITED

Defendant

Procedural Posture

Property Trusts and Probate / Preliminary Judgment on Revision of List of Issues

Legal Issues

1 Whether the defendant can advance a positive case that payment to a fraudster was a good payment in law under agency principles
2 Whether revision to the list of issues should be permitted to allow the defendant to plead the agency point

Ratio Decidendi

Court Disposition

proposed revision to the list of issues declined; defendant barred from advancing agency argument

Orders

Defendant not permitted to advance any positive case in relation to payment to the fraudster, whether by way of agency or otherwise