Lewis v Eliades and Others: QBD 1 Feb 2002

The claimant sought judgment in the USA, and obtained an ex parte world-wide asset freezing order in the UK. When he applied for the order to be extended, the application was withdrawn.
Held: Those advising foreign litigants to apply for such orders here, should remember, and respect, the particular difficulties involved. In particular the legal obligations may be different, and in what were usually very complicated situations financially, the UK lawyer taking a case on needs to take and be given the opportunity and time to assimilate the case properly.

Judges:

McCombe J

Citations:

Times 28-Feb-2002

Statutes:

Civil Jurisdiction and Judgments Act 1982 25

Jurisdiction:

England and Wales

International, Litigation Practice

Updated: 29 June 2022; Ref: scu.167669