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The Court of First Instance continued and expanded post-judgment Mareva relief, holding that in exceptional cases freezing orders may cover assets held on trust or as nominee for third parties.
The court partly allowed a discovery summons in an inquiry as to damages, refusing some requests as irrelevant and allowing narrower discovery on two issues.
The court dismissed a committal application over specific discovery, holding the underlying order lacked a penal notice when leave was sought and the alleged breach was trivial.
The Court granted an unless order requiring further asset disclosure under a Mareva injunction, with strike-out of the defence if the defendant does not comply.
The Court of First Instance dismissed a defendant’s stay summons in a proprietary injunction dispute, holding there was no need for a stay and ordering costs against the defendant.
The High Court dismissed Chinachem Charitable Foundation’s appeal against a discovery ruling in taxation proceedings, requiring it to identify specific fee-note entries first.
The Competition Tribunal gave case management directions on penalty sequencing, consolidation, confidentiality wording, and disclosure of cooperation agreements.
The Court of First Instance granted a Norwich Pharmacal order against two banks to disclose bank documents relating to a judgment debtor’s Hong Kong accounts.
The court granted leave to file a second supplemental list of documents, holding that updated estate accounts and bank statements were relevant to alleged misappropriation and executor accounting issues.
The court held PHA in contempt for breaching a disclosure order, but not Mr Allderige personally. It also found the receiver in contempt for breaching undertakings to notify DAC.
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