| Source: | All England Reporter |
| Publisher Citation: | [2011] All ER (D) 01 (Nov) |
| Neutral Citation: | [2011] EWHC 2685 (Ch) |
| Court: | Chancery Division |
| Judge: | Henderson J |
| Representation | William Evans (instructed by Bridgehouse Partners LLP) for the claimant. |
| J appeared in person and on behalf of herself and L. | |
| Judgment Dates: | 24 October 2011 |
Catchwords
Solicitor - Undertaking - Summary judgment - Claimant company seeking to finance purchase of ship - Claimant needing pay for insurance to acquire letters of credit - Funds for purchase of insurance passed to third defendant solicitor, J - J giving undertaking regarding funds - J subsequently passing funds to other company - Claimant seeking to recover funds - Claimant applying for summary judgment against J, J's firm and eighth defendant, individual alleged to have assisted in dispersal of funds - Whether appropriate to grant summary judgment.
The Case
Solicitor Undertaking. The Chancery Division of the High Court held that the claimant company's applications for summary judgment against a solicitor, her firm and a third party in a matter concerning the alleged breach of an undertaking would be dismissed, where the issues raised in the case were such as to require examination at full trial.
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