A court refuse a writ ne exeat regno where he purpose was not directly to pursue the main court action, but rather to support an injunction. Instead the court ordered the defendant to surrender his passport which left him at large within the UK, but unable to leave it.
Citations:
[1988] QB 787
Statutes:
Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Cited by:
Cited – Ali v Naseem ChD 22-Jul-2003
The claimant sought a writ ne exeat regno against the defendant debtor.
Held: The power given to the tipstaff to arrest a debtor is an elderly remedy, and should only be exercised when the requirements were strictly met, and those requirements . .
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Litigation Practice
Updated: 29 April 2022; Ref: scu.186532
