Soundwave Studios Music Group Ltd v Visage Group Management Ltd [2026] EWHC 1068 (Ch) (21 May 2026)

Soundwave Studios Music Group Ltd v Visage Group Management Ltd [2026] EWHC 1068 (Ch) (21 May 2026)

There is a genuine and substantial dispute as to whether there has been a total failure of consideration under the Music Production Agreement, as the contract envisaged a range of services beyond delivery of a finished product, some of which were performed. The statutory demand is therefore restrained.

Citation
[2026] EWHC 1068 (Ch)
Parties
Applicant: Soundwave Studios Music Group Ltd; First Respondent: Visage Group Management Ltd; Second Respondent: Visage Cinema Ltd
Jurisdiction
England and Wales
Judgment Date
21 May 2026
Procedural Posture
Application to Set Aside Statutory Demand (insolvency) / Judgment on Application
Outcome
Application granted; statutory demand restrained
Legal Topics
Statutory Demand, Failure of Consideration, Set Off and Counterclaim, Abuse of Process, Restitutionary Claims, Multi Contract Relationships
Insolvency Contract Law Restitution Statutory Demand Failure of Consideration Set Off and Counterclaim Abuse of Process Restitutionary Claims +1 more

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Parties

Soundwave Studios Music Group Ltd

Applicant

Visage Group Management Ltd

First Respondent

Visage Cinema Ltd

Second Respondent

Procedural Posture

Application to Set Aside Statutory Demand (insolvency) / Judgment on Application

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether a statutory demand can be served for a sum claimed for total failure of consideration under a contract for services
  2. 2 Whether there is a genuine and substantial dispute as to the debt claimed
  3. 3 Whether set-off/counterclaims or abuse of process bar the statutory demand

Ratio Decidendi

There is a genuine and substantial dispute as to whether there has been a total failure of consideration under the Music Production Agreement, as the contract envisaged a range of services beyond delivery of a finished product, some of which were performed. The statutory demand is therefore restrained.

Court Disposition

Application granted; statutory demand restrained

Orders

  • Restraining order against presentation of a winding-up petition granted
  • No order as to costs specified