Enforcement options in England & Wales – recent High Court judgment provides rare guidance on Orders for Questioning

Once the litigation or arbitration has been fought and you obtain a judgment in your favour, if your opponent does not pay up, a new process will begin in attempting to enforce that judgment.

On Wednesday 29 April the Outer House of the Court of Session in Edinburgh issued an opinion sanctioning two schemes of arrangement proposed by Premier Oil Plc and Premier Oil UK Limited (together, Premier Oil) (the Schemes). The Court addressed multiple grounds of challenge and did so without hearing live evidence, despite disputes of fact between the parties.