CR-2023-007112 - [2024] EWHC 1070 (Ch)

This is an application to restrain presentation of a winding-up petition based on a money judgment obtained in a Lebanese Court (“the Lebanese judgment”).

The Applicant was represented by Mr Josh Lewison, Counsel, and the Respondent by Mr William Willson, Counsel. Both Counsel provided careful and helpful skeletons and each also provided an authorities bundle. Mr Willson provided a supplementary skeleton on the morning of the hearing, dealing with the case of Drelle v Servis-Terminal LLC [2024] EWHC 521 (Ch) in which judgment had been handed down the previous day. That judgment is helpful although not determinative of all the issues in this particular matter. I also asked Counsel for submissions on the issue of whether a stay in Lebanon would affect any running of time and for written submissions on the case of Tasarruf Mevduati Sigorta Fonu v Demirel and another [2007] EWCA Civ 799.

I am grateful to both Counsel for their clear submissions and assistance.