Masri v Consolidated Contractors International Co Sal & Ors
Permission to appeal was refused because the judge exercised his discretion properly, followed binding authority, and the applicants' arguments on necessity, scope, and foreign law did not raise points of principle or justify interference with the orders.
- Parties
- Respondent: Masri; Applicants: Consolidated Contractors International Co SAL & Ors
- Jurisdiction
- England and Wales
- Judgment Date
- 13 November 2008
- Procedural Posture
- Civil Appeal / Application for Permission to Appeal and for Stays of Execution
- Outcome
- Applications refused
- Legal Topics
- Receivership, Freezing Orders, Equitable Execution, Foreign Law and Comity
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Parties
Masri
Respondent
Consolidated Contractors International Co SAL & Ors
Applicants
Procedural Posture
Civil Appeal / Application for Permission to Appeal and for Stays of Execution
Legal Issues
- 1 Whether the receivership and freezing orders should be stayed pending appeal
- 2 Whether the English court should require disclosure and compliance in the face of alleged conflicting Lebanese law obligations
- 3 Whether the scale and scope of the receivership order was justified
Ratio Decidendi
Permission to appeal was refused because the judge exercised his discretion properly, followed binding authority, and the applicants' arguments on necessity, scope, and foreign law did not raise points of principle or justify interference with the orders.
Court Disposition
Applications refused
Orders
- Permission to appeal refused
- Applications for stays of execution refused
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