Instituto De Salud Para El Bienestar v Viva Enterprises Ltd & Anor [2024] EWHC 1152 (Ch) (15 May 2024)

Instituto De Salud Para El Bienestar v Viva Enterprises Ltd & Anor [2024] EWHC 1152 (Ch) (15 May 2024)

IMSS has a real prospect of showing it is the valid successor to INSABI's rights and obligations under Mexican law, and the prohibition on assignment in clause 38 of the VSA does not necessarily preclude the transfer. The case is not suitable for summary determination, and substitution of IMSS as Claimant is...

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Citation
[2024] EWHC 1152 (Ch)
Parties
Claimant: Instituto de Salud para el Bienestar; Defendant: Viva Enterprises Limited; Defendant: Robert George Dangoor; Proposed Substituted Claimant: Servicios de Salud del Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social para el Bienestar
Jurisdiction
England and Wales
Judgment Date
15 May 2024
Procedural Posture
Commercial Contract Dispute / Interlocutory Applications—strike Out and Substitution
Outcome
Strike Out Application dismissed; Substitution Application granted—IMSS substituted as sole Claimant.
Legal Topics
Assignment of Contractual Rights, Party Substitution, Fraudulent Misrepresentation, Rescission, Cross Border Enforcement
Contract Law Civil Procedure Conflict of Laws Assignment of Contractual Rights Party Substitution Fraudulent Misrepresentation Rescission Cross Border Enforcement

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Parties

Instituto de Salud para el Bienestar

Claimant

Viva Enterprises Limited

Defendant

Robert George Dangoor

Defendant

Servicios de Salud del Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social para el Bienestar

Proposed Substituted Claimant

Procedural Posture

Commercial Contract Dispute / Interlocutory Applications—strike Out and Substitution

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether INSABI's claims could be validly transferred to IMSS under Mexican law and English law
  2. 2 Whether the prohibition on assignment in clause 38 of the VSA prevents transfer of claims
  3. 3 Whether the Strike Out Application should be granted

Ratio Decidendi

IMSS has a real prospect of showing it is the valid successor to INSABI's rights and obligations under Mexican law, and the prohibition on assignment in clause 38 of the VSA does not necessarily preclude the transfer. The case is not suitable for summary determination, and substitution of IMSS as Claimant is appropriate under CPR 19.2(4).

Court Disposition

Strike Out Application dismissed; Substitution Application granted—IMSS substituted as sole Claimant.

Orders

  • IMSS substituted for INSABI as sole Claimant under CPR 19.2(4)
  • Strike Out Application dismissed