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United Kingdom section 25interim relief foreign proceedingsfull and frank disclosure

Mex Group Worldwide Ltd v Ford

[2024] EWCA Civ 959; [2025] 1 WLR 975
JurisdictionUnited Kingdom
CourtCourt of Appeal (Civil Division)
Year2025
StatusBinding authority

Key Principle

On an application under section 25 of the Civil Jurisdiction and Judgments Act 1982 for a freezing injunction in support of foreign proceedings, it will almost always be inexpedient to grant relief where the defendant has no residential connection with England and Wales and holds no assets here; the requirement of a sufficient connecting link with the jurisdiction survives Brexit.

Area of Law

General

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