It is now just over two years since the UK entered its first emergency Covid-19 induced lockdown. That caused the government to introduce radical emergency legislative measures, preventing landlords from taking certain legal action against their tenants, in a bid to protect businesses, the economy and jobs.

Restrictions on Landlords’ Remedies

Payment Orders were originally introduced in the CPC as a fast track route for creditors holding a financial instrument, such as a letter of credit or cheque, to obtain judgment against their debtor for what is a simple and indisputable debt. Payment Orders were rarely issued by the onshore UAE courts. In 2018, Cabinet Resolution No 57 of 2018 (the “2018 Cabinet Resolution”) significantly expanded the scope of application of Payment Orders by extending them to all admitted debts rather than simply those arising out of financial instruments only.

BITE SIZE KNOW HOW FROM THE ENGLISH COURTS

The Commercial Disputes Weekly will be taking a short break, returning on 6 April.

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