Marcus Herring v Claire Sandbrook & Ors
Decision date: 2 October 2023
Neutral citation: [2023] EWHC 1332 (KB)
Court: High Court (King's Bench Division)
Insurance classification confidence: high
Overall AI summary confidence: medium
Short overview
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This judgment concerns applications to strike out claims by Marcus Herring arising from the seizure and sale by enforcement agents of items said to be partnership property following enforcement of an arbitration award. The court refused to strike out Marcus's application, concluded that the seizure and sale involved breaches of Schedule 12 within the meaning of paragraph 66(1)(a), and held that Marcus can properly bring claims for loss both personally and on behalf of the partnership, while expressly reserving decision on liability or defences under paragraph 66.
Ratio decidendi
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The court's determinations that the seizure and sale breached Schedule 12 para 66(1)(a) and that Marcus may bring claims for loss both personally and for the partnership form the binding dispositive reasoning apparent from the supplied text.
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