GFH Capital Limited v David Lawrence Haigh & Ors.

GFH Capital Limited v David Lawrence Haigh & Ors.

The freezing order granted by Flaux J in December 2014 expired on its own terms upon disposal of the substantive claim in the DIFC on 4 July 2018; therefore, the order stands discharged.

Parties
Claimant/respondent: GFH Capital Limited; Defendant/applicant: David Lawrence Haigh; Defendant/applicant: The Cove Estates Limited; Defendant/applicant: Hotel Cove Limited; Defendant/applicant: Cove Lamorna Limited; Defendant/applicant: Mont Fleury Limited; Defendant/applicant: Cloatley Hospitality Limited; Defendant/applicant: Sport Capital Limited; Defendant/applicant: Alison Louise Thomas
Jurisdiction
England and Wales
Judgment Date
11 November 2022
Procedural Posture
Commercial / Application for Discharge of Freezing Order
Outcome
application granted
Legal Topics
Freezing Injunction, Discharge of Injunction, Asset Preservation
Civil Procedure Commercial Law Freezing Injunction Discharge of Injunction Asset Preservation

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Parties

GFH Capital Limited

Claimant/respondent

David Lawrence Haigh

Defendant/applicant

The Cove Estates Limited

Defendant/applicant

Hotel Cove Limited

Defendant/applicant

Cove Lamorna Limited

Defendant/applicant

Mont Fleury Limited

Defendant/applicant

Cloatley Hospitality Limited

Defendant/applicant

Sport Capital Limited

Defendant/applicant

Alison Louise Thomas

Defendant/applicant

Procedural Posture

Commercial / Application for Discharge of Freezing Order

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether the freezing order granted in December 2014 should be discharged
  2. 2 Whether the freezing order expired on its own terms upon disposal of the substantive claim in the DIFC

Ratio Decidendi

The freezing order granted by Flaux J in December 2014 expired on its own terms upon disposal of the substantive claim in the DIFC on 4 July 2018; therefore, the order stands discharged.

Court Disposition

application granted

Orders

  • Declaration that the freezing order of Flaux J stands discharged, having expired on its own terms on 4 July 2018