Supreme Court Watch · Term archive
Easter Term 2025
A selected cross-border insolvency and asset-recovery appeal heard in May 2025, with the official judgment, press summary and archived hearing sessions.
Reviewed 26 September 2026. The linked Mitchell appeals are treated as one hearing and judgment.
Each entry is an original, concise research summary based on the Court’s official case record. Hearing dates may change. After a hearing, the official case page normally adds recordings; when judgment is delivered, it adds the judgment, neutral citation and press summary. Those materials remain on the Court’s website and are linked here rather than reproduced.
Mitchell and another (Joint Liquidators of MBI International & Partners Inc) v Sheikh Mohamed Bin Issa Al Jaber (and linked appeal)
Question before the Court
How former-director duties, knowing receipt and equitable compensation apply to a disputed transfer of company shares, including the proper date for assessing loss.
Why it matters
Relevant to cross-border insolvency, directors’ duties and asset recovery where later events alter the value of misappropriated property. The linked appeal is presented as one combined hearing and judgment.
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