Seculink Ltd v Forbes

Subject Matter

DEBT — Enforcement — Moratorium — Creditor commencing proceedings for enforcement of debt — Mental health crisis moratorium subsequently initiated in respect of debtor — Whether court in enforcement proceedings having jurisdiction to determine whether debt in question “qualifying debt” and therefore capable of being “moratorium debt” — Whether creditor prohibited from continuing enforcement proceedings without court’s permission — Debt Respite Scheme (Breathing Space Moratorium and Mental Health Crisis Moratorium) (England and Wales) Regulations 2020 (SI 2020/1311), regs 7, 10, 17, 19

[2024] EWHC 3339 (Ch); [2025] 1 WLR 1786; [2025] WLR(D) 19, Ch D