KB-2025-001929 - [2025] EWHC 2966 (KB)

I add for completeness that I judge it premature and inappropriate to strike out IT Way’s claim. Indeed, the defendant’s case is that such a measure would be a fallback position if the court was against it on the stay in respect of arbitral proceedings involving Orange. However, on that question, I have ruled in favour of the defendant. To the extent that this application by the defendant does not fall away, it should be stayed behind the arbitrator’s decisions.

The defendant’s strike out application in respect of IT Way is subject to an interim stay under CPR 3.1(1)(g) and the inherent jurisdiction.