Application for security for costs – exercise of the Court’s inherent jurisdiction in respect of foreign companies who have presented a winding up petition – establishing reason to believe that the petitioner’s assets will be insufficient to pay the respondent’s costs – inferring a real risk of and reasons to believe insufficiency of assets where the petitioner fails to provide or only provides limited information as to its financial position

Property Law - Claim for an account of rents by joint proprietor of land and for payment of sums found due upon the taking of such account - Order 43

Section 238 appraisal proceedings-draft directions-need for written submissions and determination rather than seeking to involve the Court in correspondence-redactions in respect of PRC law-discovery-identification of laws-regulatory approval to be sought-subsequent application to Court as necessary if approval not given or where challenge to justification of redaction in these proceedings is made-alternative means of unredacted inspection in PRC subject to conditions-Court’s control of discovery process-factual witness timetable extended until discovery given by all parties including discovery arising from third party discovery pursuant to 28 U.S.C. s.1782

Factors to be considered when the court is dealing with an application by a trustee for the blessing by the court pursuant to section 48 of the Trusts Act (2021 Revision) of a momentous decision proposed to be made by a trustee

Judgment on an application for winding up and dissolution of the Company taken on the papers

Judgment on costs - Order 62 rule 4 (11) of the Grand Court Rules -indemnity costs in respect of unsuccessful petition alleging fraud

Winding-up petition-substituted service-closure of registered office-service via email sent to sole director’s email address-Companies Act (2022 Revision) sections 50, 70-Companies Winding Up Rules Order 1 rule (4)(1)-Grand Court Rules Order 65 rule 4, Order 11 rule 1(2)

Determination of application for leave to appeal

Ruling on directions application

Adjournment refused and winding up order made

Company Law - Winding up petition on the just and equitable ground - summons for directions - orders to be made under CWR O.3 r.12(1) (a) and (b) – joinder of shareholders as respondents to the petition.

Claim for damages for libel. Determination of meaning of words pursuant to GCR O. 82 r.3A. Consideration of whether Plaintiff identified and context within which words posted on Facebook.

Appeal against revocation of permanent residency and residency and employment rights certificate, extent to which rights to private and family life pursuant to section 9 of the Bill of Rights are relevant to decisions of the Caymanian Status and Permanent Residency Board and Immigration Appeals Tribunal, failure of Caymanian Status and Permanent Residency Board and Immigration Appeals Tribunal to have adequate policies and procedures to ensure that section 9 rights are protected and failure of the Immigration Appeals Tribunal to apply up to date law and proper analysis to its decision to ensure that those rights are protected. Remission of appeal to Immigration Appeals Tribunal. Interpretation of Immigration (Transition) Act 2022.

Ruling

Appeal of the decision of Wood J (ag) dated 28 May 2021 - Judicial Review

Service out of the jurisdiction in a conspiracy claim - gateways under Grand Court Rules Order 11 rule 1 (1) (c) necessary or proper parties, (f) tort, (ff) director, member of local company - Order 11 rule 4 (2) proper case for service out

Ruling on access to security for costs

The Companies Act (2020 Revision), section 97 (1), test to be applied, whether leave required to continue proceedings against company in liquidation.

Application to strike out claim as disclosing no reasonable cause of action - test to be applied - Order 18 rule 19 - McKay v Essex Area Health Authority [1982] QB 1166.

Ruling on an application taken on the Papers for sanction of liquidators’ decision to treat mistaken payments as held on constructive trusts and repaid accordingly.