Mobile Telecommunications Company KSCP (appellant) v HRH Prince Hussam Bin Saud Bin Abdulaziz Al Saud (respondent)
Friday 14 February 2025
This hearing is an application for permission to appeal, with appeal to follow if permission is granted.
By Appellant’s Notice submitted on 31 January 2025, Mobile Telecommunications Company KSCP, petitioner below, applies for permission to appeal the decision of Chief ICC Judge Briggs, sitting as a Judge of the High Court, dated 22 January 2025 dismissing the petition; and 23 January 2025 annulling the Bankruptcy Order pursuant to section 282(1)(a) of IA 1986 and amending his extempore judgment of 6 December 2024 under the re Barrell jurisdiction;
The petitioner is a public company incorporated in Kuwait. R is a member of the Saudi royal family, HRH Prince Hussam Bin Saudi Bin Abdulaziz Al Saud.
By a petition, presented on 1 June 2022, the petitioner seeks an adjudication of bankruptcy against the Respondent. The petitioner claims to be owed the sum of $885,800,268.67 and £3,292,847.55 by the Respondent debtor. The debt is based on arbitration awards of various dates.
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