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

The payment has been rejected as being satisfactory by Judge Rana Akoum of the Enforcement Bureau following objection by the Respondent. I cannot go behind that judgment, which is a matter of Lebanese law. The Applicant says that it has filed an appeal against the the decision, apparently on or around 22.12.2023, but has not provided any update on the position in Lebanon.

At present, therefore, there is no question of the judgment having been satisfied, the decision of the Enforcement Bureau being in the position of a final judgment. I do not, at this stage, need to deal with the question of whether the payment, which does not cover interest or costs, would be a full discharge in any event. I dealt with a possible future need to assess and deal with those issues at the end of this judgment.