Nihal Mohammed Kamal Brake & Anor. v Geoffrey William Guy & Ors.

Nihal Mohammed Kamal Brake & Anor. v Geoffrey William Guy & Ors.

The court found that the enforcement action was reasonable, would not be detrimental to Mrs Brake, and would not significantly undermine the protections of her mental health crisis moratorium. The evidence did not demonstrate sufficient detriment or undermining of the moratorium's purpose, and the Brakes had deliberately delayed compliance to benefit from the moratorium. The statutory conditions for permitting enforcement were met, and the court exercised its discretion to allow the application.

Parties
Claimant: Nihal Mohammed Kamal Brake; Claimant: Andrew Young Brake; Defendant: Geoffrey William Guy; Defendant: The Chedington Court Estate Limited; Defendant: Axnoller Events Limited; Third Party: James Hay Pension Trustees Limited
Jurisdiction
England and Wales
Judgment Date
04 November 2022
Procedural Posture
Civil / Application for Permission to Enforce Third Party Debt Order During Mental Health Crisis Moratorium
Outcome
Application allowed
Legal Topics
Debt Respite Scheme, Breathing Space Moratorium, Mental Health Crisis Moratorium, Third Party Debt Orders, Enforcement of Judgments
Civil Procedure Mental Health Law Debt Recovery Debt Respite Scheme Breathing Space Moratorium Mental Health Crisis Moratorium Third Party Debt Orders Enforcement of Judgments

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Parties

Nihal Mohammed Kamal Brake

Claimant

Andrew Young Brake

Claimant

Geoffrey William Guy

Defendant

The Chedington Court Estate Limited

Defendant

Axnoller Events Limited

Defendant

James Hay Pension Trustees Limited

Third Party

Procedural Posture

Civil / Application for Permission to Enforce Third Party Debt Order During Mental Health Crisis Moratorium

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether the court should permit enforcement of a third-party debt order during a mental health crisis moratorium under regulation 7(2)(b) of the 2020 Regulations
  2. 2 Whether enforcement would be reasonable, non-detrimental, and not significantly undermine the protections of the moratorium

Ratio Decidendi

The court found that the enforcement action was reasonable, would not be detrimental to Mrs Brake, and would not significantly undermine the protections of her mental health crisis moratorium. The evidence did not demonstrate sufficient detriment or undermining of the moratorium's purpose, and the Brakes had deliberately delayed compliance to benefit from the moratorium. The statutory conditions for permitting enforcement were met, and the court exercised its discretion to allow the application.

Court Disposition

Application allowed

Orders

  • Permission granted to enforce the third-party debt order against Mr Brake's pension during Mrs Brake's mental health crisis moratorium.
  • Parties to file written submissions on consequential matters by specified dates.