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Case No: CH-1987-M-No 4627
and BL-2019-001900
Royal Courts of Justice
Rolls Building, Fetter Lane,
London, EC4A 1NL
Before :
HHJ PAUL MATTHEWS
(sitting as a Judge of the High Court)
Between :
VAQAR MALIK | Claimant |
- and - | |
(1) BILAL AHMED MALIK (2) TAJ BEGUM MALIK (3) IFTIKHAR AHMED MALIK (4) SARFRAZ AHMED MALIK (5) ILYAS AHMED MALIK (6) STILGOES INVESTMENTS LIMITED (1) IFTIKHAR AHMED MALIK (2) SARFRAZ AHMED MALIK (3) ILYAS AHMED MALIK (4) AYESHA ANWAR BAIG | Defendants in Claim CH1987 -M-4627 Defendants in Claim BL-2019 -001900 |
The Claimant in person
James Kinman (instructed by Stephenson Harwood LLP) for the Third Defendant in the first claim and the First Defendant in the second (Iftikhar Ahmed Malik)
Hearing dates: 29-30 July 2025
This judgment was handed down remotely at 10:30 am on 3 October 2025 by circulation to the parties or their representatives by e-mail and by release to the National Archive.
HHJ Paul Matthews :
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- Introduction
- The five applications
- The evidence
- History of the litigation
- The 2018 Possession Claim: trial and appeals
- The present applications
- The 2019 English Partnership Claim
- Challenging the jurisdiction of the English court
- Procedure
- Iftikhar’s application of 6 May 2025
- Was Iftikhar served with the 2019 English Partnership Claim?
- Should the court set aside the permission to serve out?
- Other arguments for service on Iftikhar
- Declaration
- Forum non conveniens
- Strike-out/reverse summary judgment
- The remaining applications
- Conclusions
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