Tenaga Nasional Bhd v Frazer-Nash Research Ltd

Subject Matter

PRACTICE — Foreign judgment — Registration — Claimant obtaining judgments against defendants in Malaysian courts — Malaysian Court of Appeal granting declaration that claimant at liberty to execute judgments — Defendants intending to appeal against declaration — Such appeal requiring permission and extension of time — English High Court granting claimant’s application to register judgments for enforcement in England and Wales — Whether registration barred on grounds appeal “pending” or defendants “entitled” and intending to appeal — Administration of Justice Act 1920 (10 & 11 Geo 5, c 81), s 9(1)(2)(e)

[2018] EWHC 2970 (QB); [2019] 1 WLR 946; [2018] WLR(D) 688, QBD

Legislation Considered

Statutes

Administration of Justice Act 1920 (10 & 11 Geo 5, c 81), s 9(1)(2)(e)

Words & Phrases

"Entitled" — Administration of Justice Act 1920, s 9(2)(e)

"Pending" — Administration of Justice Act 1920, s 9(2)(e)

Cases Considered

Cases considered in: Tenaga Nasional Bhd v Frazer-Nash Research Ltd [2018] EWHC 2970 (QB); [2019] 1 WLR 946; [2018] WLR(D) 688, QBD

Cases Cited

Cases cited in: Tenaga Nasional Bhd v Frazer-Nash Research Ltd [2018] EWHC 2970 (QB); [2019] 1 WLR 946; [2018] WLR(D) 688, QBD

Annodeus Ltd v Gibson The Times, 3 March 2000, Neuberger J

Audergon v La Baguette Ltd and ors [2002] EWCA Civ 10, CA

Bach v Davis [2013] EWHC 4459 (QB), QBD

Barker v Baxendale-Walker [2018] EWHC 1681 (Ch), Ch D

Berliner Industriebank Aktiengesellschaft v Jost [1971] 1 QB 278; [1970] 3 WLR 743; [1971] 2 All ER 117, PDA

Denton v TH White Ltd (De Laval Ltd, Part 20 defendant) (Practice Note) [2014] EWCA Civ 906; [2014] 1 WLR 3926; [2015] 1 All ER 880; [2014] WLR (D) 299, CA

Jamal v Christensen [2018] EWHC 2261 (Ch)

Lloyds Investment (Scandinavia) Ltd v Ager-Hanssen [2003] EWHC 1740 (Ch), Ch D

Owners and/or bailees of the cargo of the ship Panamax Star v Owners of the ship Auk [2013] EWHC 4076 (Admlty); [2015] 1 All ER (Comm) 292; [2013] CN 2005; [2014] 1 Lloyd’s Rep 606, QBD

Parkin v Westminster City Council [2001] BPIR 1156

Rehman v Boardman [2004] EWHC 505 (Ch); [2004] BPIR 830, QBD

Tibbles v SIG plc (trading as Asphaltic Roofing Supplies) [2012] EWCA Civ 518; [2012] 1 WLR 2591; [2012] 4 All ER 259, CA

Wearn (trading as Jonathan Wearn Productions) v HNH International Holdings Ltd [2014] EWHC 3542 (Ch); [2014] CN 1839, Ch D

Cases citing

Cases citing: Tenaga Nasional Bhd v Frazer-Nash Research Ltd [2018] EWHC 2970 (QB); [2019] 1 WLR 946; [2018] WLR(D) 688, QBD

Agbara v Shell Petroleum Development Co of Nigeria Ltd [2019] EWHC 3340 (QB), QBD

Gama Aviation (UK) Ltd v Taleveras Petroleum Trading DMCC [2019] EWCA Civ 119, CA

Strategic Technologies Pte Ltd v Procurement Bureau of the Republic of China Ministry of National Defence [2020] EWHC 362 (QB); [2020] 1 WLR 3388; [2020] WLR(D) 127, QBD

Unión Fenosa Gas SA v Egypt [2020] EWHC 1723 (Comm); [2020] 1 WLR 4732; [2021] 1 All ER (Comm) 1309; [2020] WLR(D) 393, QBD

Commentary

Blackstones Civil Practice 2023
Commonwealth Judgments: Administration of Justice Act 1920 80.6