Wang v Floreat Private Ltd & Ors (Re Consequential Matters) [2023] EWHC 1123 (Comm) (11 May 2023)

Wang v Floreat Private Ltd & Ors (Re Consequential Matters) [2023] EWHC 1123 (Comm) (11 May 2023)

Costs of the interim injunction application are reserved to the trial judge as the underlying merits were not determined and there are no special factors justifying a different order; permission to appeal is refused as the decision was a proper exercise of discretion with no real prospect of success on appeal.

Citation
[2023] EWHC 1123 (Comm)
Parties
Claimant: Chia-Hsing Wang; Defendant: Floreat Private Limited; Defendant: Floreat Principal Investment Management Limited; Defendant: LV II Investment Management Limited; Defendant: Floreat Investment Management Limited; Defendant: Floreat Real Estate Limited
Jurisdiction
England and Wales
Judgment Date
11 May 2023
Procedural Posture
Commercial Court Claim for Interim Injunction / Judgment on Consequential Matters (costs and Permission to Appeal)
Outcome
Costs reserved; permission to appeal refused.
Legal Topics
Interim Injunctions, Costs, Permission to Appeal
Civil Procedure Commercial Law Interim Injunctions Costs Permission to Appeal

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Parties

Chia-Hsing Wang

Claimant

Floreat Private Limited

Defendant

Floreat Principal Investment Management Limited

Defendant

LV II Investment Management Limited

Defendant

Floreat Investment Management Limited

Defendant

Floreat Real Estate Limited

Defendant

Procedural Posture

Commercial Court Claim for Interim Injunction / Judgment on Consequential Matters (costs and Permission to Appeal)

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether costs of the interim injunction application should be reserved or awarded
  2. 2 Whether permission to appeal should be granted against refusal of interim injunction

Ratio Decidendi

Costs of the interim injunction application are reserved to the trial judge as the underlying merits were not determined and there are no special factors justifying a different order; permission to appeal is refused as the decision was a proper exercise of discretion with no real prospect of success on appeal.

Court Disposition

Costs reserved; permission to appeal refused.

Orders

  • Costs of the interim injunction application reserved to the trial judge.
  • Permission to appeal refused.