Instituto de Salud para el Bienestar v Viva Enterprises Limited & Anor

Instituto de Salud para el Bienestar v Viva Enterprises Limited & Anor

The claimant has a real prospect of success on claims for misrepresentation, deceit, breach of contract, and restitution; the allegations are properly pleaded and not fanciful; summary judgment is inappropriate due to incomplete disclosure, contested facts, and the need for cross-examination; the case should proceed to trial.

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
10 April 2024
Procedural Posture
Civil / Summary Judgment Application
Outcome
application dismissed
Legal Topics
Summary Judgment, Misrepresentation, Breach of Contract, Pleading Fraud, Asset Tracing, Restitution
Contract Fraud Commercial Summary Judgment Misrepresentation Breach of Contract Pleading Fraud Asset Tracing +1 more

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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

Civil / Summary Judgment Application

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether the claimant has a real prospect of success on claims for misrepresentation, deceit, breach of contract, and restitution
  2. 2 Whether the defendants' application for summary judgment and strike out should be granted
  3. 3 Whether the claim is properly pleaded as fraud

Ratio Decidendi

The claimant has a real prospect of success on claims for misrepresentation, deceit, breach of contract, and restitution; the allegations are properly pleaded and not fanciful; summary judgment is inappropriate due to incomplete disclosure, contested facts, and the need for cross-examination; the case should proceed to trial.

Court Disposition

application dismissed

Orders

  • Defendants' application for summary judgment and strike out is dismissed, except for adjourned parts.