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In (No) Particular Order: The High Court of England and Wales on the Sequence of Applications

Insolvency-related claims arising from contracts containing arbitration clauses continue to culminate in intriguing cases before the England and Wales High Court (a previous post on the Blog analysed the Riverrock Securities Limited v International Bank of St Petersburg (Joint Stock Company) [2020] EWHC 2483 (Comm)). In a recent case titled The Deposit Guarantee Fund for Individuals v. Bank Frick & Co AG and Eastmond Sales LLP, the England and Wales High Court discussed the implications of the order in which the respondent sought to pursue a Summary Judgment Application (‘SJ Application’) and a Stay Application. In this blog post, we summarise this case, and we shed light on its ramifications.