RIYADH NASSER ALOKAILI & Anor v BALJINDER CHOHAN & Ors

RIYADH NASSER ALOKAILI & Anor v BALJINDER CHOHAN & Ors

The Second Defendant remains in contempt of court for failing to disclose his beneficial interest in Croydon Tower, a substantial asset, and has not made an honest and reasonable attempt to comply with the Order. The sentence of 32 weeks' imprisonment is varied to 24 weeks to reflect partial compliance and limited mitigation, but not suspended.

Parties
Claimant: Mr Riyadh Nasser Alokaili; Claimant: Mr Nassir Abdullah Alokaili; Defendant: Mr Baljinder Chohan (a.k.a. Bally Chohan); Defendant: Mr Bhupinder Chohan; Defendant: Sloane International Developments 1 Limited; Defendant: Hill & Standard Developments; Defendant: HS1 Properties Limited; Defendant: Sloane 1 Developments Limited
Jurisdiction
England and Wales
Judgment Date
29 July 2022
Procedural Posture
Civil Contempt/committal Application / Application to Purge Contempt and Vary Committal Order
Outcome
Sentence varied; continued committal for contempt; application to purge contempt refused.
Legal Topics
Committal for Contempt, Disclosure Obligations, Variation of Sentence, Asset Disclosure, Freezing Injunctions
Civil Procedure Contempt of Court Enforcement of Judgments Committal for Contempt Disclosure Obligations Variation of Sentence Asset Disclosure Freezing Injunctions

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Parties

Mr Riyadh Nasser Alokaili

Claimant

Mr Nassir Abdullah Alokaili

Claimant

Mr Baljinder Chohan (a.k.a. Bally Chohan)

Defendant

Mr Bhupinder Chohan

Defendant

Sloane International Developments 1 Limited

Defendant

Hill & Standard Developments

Defendant

HS1 Properties Limited

Defendant

Sloane 1 Developments Limited

Defendant

Procedural Posture

Civil Contempt/committal Application / Application to Purge Contempt and Vary Committal Order

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether the Second Defendant has purged his contempt by complying with disclosure obligations under the Order dated 11 May 2022
  2. 2 Whether the committal sentence should be varied or suspended based on compliance or mitigation

Ratio Decidendi

The Second Defendant remains in contempt of court for failing to disclose his beneficial interest in Croydon Tower, a substantial asset, and has not made an honest and reasonable attempt to comply with the Order. The sentence of 32 weeks' imprisonment is varied to 24 weeks to reflect partial compliance and limited mitigation, but not suspended.

Court Disposition

Sentence varied; continued committal for contempt; application to purge contempt refused.

Orders

  • The committal sentence is reduced from 32 weeks to 24 weeks' imprisonment.
  • The Second Defendant is entitled to unconditional release after serving half the sentence under section 258 of the Criminal Justice Act 2003.