Source: All England Reporter
Publisher Citation: [2012] All ER (D) 04 (Jun)
Neutral Citation: [2012] EWCA Civ 695
Court: Court of Appeal, Civil Division
Judge:

Rimer and Aikens LJJ

Representation Alexander Layton QC and Sean Snook (instructed by Clifford Chance LLP) for the claimant.
  Adam Zellick (instructed by Lawrence Graham LLP) for Saad.
  Tom Weisselberg (instructed by Olswang LLP) for S.
Judgment Dates: 23 May 2012

Catchwords

Court of Appeal - Appeal - Imposition of conditions - Claimant succeeding at trial - Defendants being ordered to pay judgment debt and claimant's costs - Defendants being granted permission to appeal - Defendants being located in Saudi Arabia and subject to freezing order on assets held in Saudi Arabia - Claimant seeking conditions be imposed on appeal - Whether appeal be conditional on defendants paying judgment debt and order for costs - Whether defendants should be ordered to pay security for costs of appeal - CPR 25.13(2).

The Case

Court of Appeal Appeal. The Court of Appeal, Civil Division, in considering the claimant's application for conditions to be imposed upon the defendants' appeal, made an order for payment into court of US$5m in respect of the judgment debt and order as to costs and also ordered a payment into court of 90,000 in respect of security for costs of the appeal.

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