Carton-Kelly (as liquidator of CGL Realisations Ltd) v Darty Holdings SAS (3 April 2023)

The Chancery Division made orders in proceedings arising from the liquidation of the Comet Group. The court had ordered that certain payments had constituted an unlawful preference. In the present proceedings, the court held that a portion of the judgment sum paid into court pursuant to an order dated 19 December 2022 was to be paid out. Further, the court held that no non-party would be allowed to view the JPI policy in the court file without order of the court, such order only to be made on application with notice to the parties.