Palesa SARL & Ors v Bochicchio & Anor [2020] EWHC 2138 (Comm) (17 July 2020)

Palesa SARL & Ors v Bochicchio & Anor [2020] EWHC 2138 (Comm) (17 July 2020)

The claimants established a good arguable case on the merits, a real risk of dissipation of assets by the defendants, and that it is just and convenient to grant a worldwide freezing order.

Citation
[2020] EWHC 2138 (Comm)
Parties
Claimant: PALESA SARL; Claimant: SUPERB SPORT LIMITED; Claimant: MR ANTONIO CONTE; Claimant: MRS CATERINA CARMI; Claimant: MR RICCARDO RIZZARDI; Claimant: MR ANTONIO MASSIMINO; Claimant: MS MARIA AZZURRA MASSIMINO; Claimant: MRS PATRIZIA BACCI; Defendant: MR MASSIMO BOCHICCHIO; Defendant: KIDMAN ASSET MANAGEMENT LTD
Jurisdiction
England and Wales
Judgment Date
17 July 2020
Procedural Posture
Application for Interim Relief / Application for Worldwide Freezing Order and Ancillary Relief
Outcome
Worldwide freezing order granted
Legal Topics
Freezing Injunctions, Asset Dissipation, Settlement Agreements, Fraud, Jurisdiction
Civil Procedure Commercial Law Freezing Injunctions Asset Dissipation Settlement Agreements Fraud Jurisdiction

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Parties

PALESA SARL

Claimant

SUPERB SPORT LIMITED

Claimant

MR ANTONIO CONTE

Claimant

MRS CATERINA CARMI

Claimant

MR RICCARDO RIZZARDI

Claimant

MR ANTONIO MASSIMINO

Claimant

MS MARIA AZZURRA MASSIMINO

Claimant

MRS PATRIZIA BACCI

Claimant

MR MASSIMO BOCHICCHIO

Defendant

KIDMAN ASSET MANAGEMENT LTD

Defendant

Procedural Posture

Application for Interim Relief / Application for Worldwide Freezing Order and Ancillary Relief

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether the claimants have a good arguable case for a worldwide freezing order
  2. 2 Whether there is a real risk of unjustified dissipation of assets by the defendants
  3. 3 Whether it is just and convenient to grant the order

Ratio Decidendi

The claimants established a good arguable case on the merits, a real risk of dissipation of assets by the defendants, and that it is just and convenient to grant a worldwide freezing order.

Court Disposition

Worldwide freezing order granted

Orders

  • Worldwide freezing order against the defendants
  • Ancillary relief as sought by the claimants