UK & EU Claim Lawyers LLC v Enterprise Rent-A-Car (UK) Limited

UK & EU Claim Lawyers LLC v Enterprise Rent-A-Car (UK) Limited

The court found that the claims and judgments were obtained through fraudulent abuse of court procedures, including false admissions and unsubstantiated claims, and that the defendant had a real prospect of success in defending the claims. The court exercised its discretion to set aside the judgments and strike out...

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Parties
Claimant/first Respondent: UK & EU Claim Lawyers LLC; Defendant/applicant: Enterprise Rent-A-Car (UK) Limited; Respondent: Paul Rhys Hutchinson; Respondent: Philip Simon Hutchinson; Respondent: Debt Recovery & Enforcement Ltd; Claimant: PUCC Limited
Jurisdiction
England and Wales
Judgment Date
09 October 2025
Procedural Posture
Civil / Application to Set Aside Judgments and Strike Out Claims
Outcome
Judgments set aside; claims struck out; some claims certified as totally without merit; liberty to apply granted.
Legal Topics
Setting Aside Default Judgments, Abuse of Court Process, Fraudulent Claims, Service of Process, Civil Restraint Orders
Civil Procedure Fraud Abuse of Process Setting Aside Default Judgments Abuse of Court Process Fraudulent Claims Service of Process Civil Restraint Orders

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Parties

UK & EU Claim Lawyers LLC

Claimant/first Respondent

Enterprise Rent-A-Car (UK) Limited

Defendant/applicant

Paul Rhys Hutchinson

Respondent

Philip Simon Hutchinson

Respondent

Debt Recovery & Enforcement Ltd

Respondent

PUCC Limited

Claimant

Procedural Posture

Civil / Application to Set Aside Judgments and Strike Out Claims

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether judgments obtained against the defendant should be set aside for abuse of process or fraud
  2. 2 Whether the claims should be struck out as an abuse of process
  3. 3 Whether any claims or applications are totally without merit

Ratio Decidendi

The court found that the claims and judgments were obtained through fraudulent abuse of court procedures, including false admissions and unsubstantiated claims, and that the defendant had a real prospect of success in defending the claims. The court exercised its discretion to set aside the judgments and strike out the claims as an abuse of process, finding some claims to be totally without merit.

Court Disposition

Judgments set aside; claims struck out; some claims certified as totally without merit; liberty to apply granted.

Orders

  • Judgments against Enterprise Rent-A-Car (UK) Limited set aside in all four claims.
  • All four claims struck out as an abuse of process.