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Overview & Briefing 4
Judicial Briefing Guide for Court How the Cases Connect The Story
Orders Sought 4
Relief Sought 33 Quantum (£8.2M+ pleaded) Why One Judge Must Hear All Settlement Exposure The Costs Trap
Void Ab Initio 29:0
29 Adverse : 0 Favourable 1 in 537M 21 Void Orders (All Void) MHCM Calendar Defence Admissions Defence Contradictions Equality of Arms Filing Pattern (0/12 RA) Staff Impact (6 Resignations) Gaslighting 13
No Time Bar Applies 9 Grounds
Grounds of Voidness 23
CA-2024-001353 · s.31A SCA 1981
Appeal Overview 23 Grounds of Voidness Argument Map KB Hearing (7 June) Waiver/Estoppel
Judicial Review 12
7 bodies · 34 ECHR · permission sought
JR Targets 7 ECHR Violations 34 Institutional Failures Solicitor Misconduct Transcript Obstruction 0/12 Adjustments Granted Subject Access Requests SAR Tracker 3 overdue Pre-Action Letters Constitutional DWP Judicial Review Wheelchair Ramp
The 6 Cases 6
Chelsea Harbour Ltd (R1) Lower Richmond Properties Ltd & Vista (London) Ltd (R2, R3) Personal Damages Insolvency KB Injunction Defendants

Evidence & Documents 11
103 exhibits · 160 authorities · 1395 events
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Complete logical structure of all 19 grounds of voidness. Each ground connects to sub-arguments, which connect to authorities and evidence. Click any ground to expand.

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28Sub-Arguments
70Authorities
22Orders/Evidence
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G-A1 MHCM Statutory Nullity Very Strong
Chelsea (R1) LRP/Vista (R2/R3) Personal Insolvency
6 sub 7 auth 10 evid
10 orders made during the Mental Health Crisis Moratorium (28 Dec 2024 to 16 Apr 2025) are void ab initio under Regulation 7(12) DSRR 2020. Each order is void not merely because of when it was made but because of what it contains and what it does. The DDJ Wood order (6 January 2025, MHCM Day 9) fraudulently inserted costs "forthwith GBP 22,528" (enforcement), an unless strike-out (conditional enforcement), and a retrospective extension validating the late Defence. The Master Kaye costs stay (6 February 2025, MHCM Day 40) conditioned the proceedings on payment of void costs (enforcement of debt). Every order that depends on or follows from the 6 February costs stay is also void as a derivative nullity. The LCRO (27 February 2025, MHCM Day 61) restricts the debtor's access to the court (enforcement). The TWM certifications are enforcement acts. The statutory prohibition is mandatory and admits no discretion.
SUB-G1-1 The Breathing Space Timeline Strong
SUB-G1-2 Reg 7(12) Zero Discretion Strong
SUB-G6-1 MHCM Conflict with Unless Order Strong
SUB-G6-2 Financial Impossibility Strong
SUB-G7-1 Excelsior Standard Not Met Strong
SUB-G8-1 10 Void Orders During MHCM Strong
G-A2 MacFoy Cascade (Derivative Nullities) Strong
LRP/Vista (R2/R3)
0 sub 2 auth 4 evid
Orders founded on void MHCM orders are themselves void. The DDJ Wood order (Day 9) validated a late Defence; Cohen's summary judgment was founded on that Defence. The entire chain collapses.
Authorities (2)
AUTH-CASE-003
AUTH-STAT-001
Evidence / Orders (4)
Summary Judgment Order 19.08.2025 VOID
N460 Permission Refusal / TWM on PTA 19.08.2025 VOID
Unless Order / Costs Order 06.01.2025 VOID
Rescission Refusal 04.12.2024
G-A3 Jurisdictional Nullity (Pre-Service Transfer) Strong
LRP/Vista (R2/R3)
1 sub 2 auth 3 evid
Transfer from High Court to County Court on 13 Aug 2024 was made before service was effected (court email confirming service 28 Aug 2024). A court cannot transfer proceedings over which it has not yet acquired jurisdiction. The court itself acknowledged the defect by issuing a second transfer order (Deputy Master Dovar, 3 Sep 2024) and resealing the claim under CPR 17.1(1). If the first transfer was valid, no second transfer would have been necessary. The second transfer is a derivative nullity founded on the void first transfer. The Applicant filed a set-aside application against the first transfer which was never determined. Master Clark also split the single claimant into two separate parties, enabling DDJ Wood to strike out the second claimant through a void sealed order (MHCM Day 9).
SUB-G1-3 The CLCC Jurisdiction Trap (PE Transfer) Strong
G-A4 CPR 40.12 Breach (Fabricated Order Terms) Moderate
LRP/Vista (R2/R3)
0 sub 3 auth 2 evid
Two sealed orders contain terms not pronounced at any hearing. DDJ Wood (06.01.2025, BL-2024-001166 (former County Court ref L10CL352), MHCM Day 9): costs 'reserved' at hearing sealed as 'forthwith 22,528' with strike-out of Mastermind Group Ltd as Second Claimant added (only possible because Master Clark's void transfer had split the single claimant into two parties). DM Glover (18.09.2024, BL-2024-001089): sealed order contains unpronounced directions restricting evidence, interim stay of ALL applications (no application made), bundle ban, and forced name change/claim split under threat of strike-out. 3 reasonable adjustment requests denied at the hearing. Undisclosed material used. Glover order is VOID on 4 independent grounds: (1) CPR 40.12 fabricated terms; (2) CPR 23.1 no application; (3) EA 2010 s.20 RA failure; (4) natural justice breach (Ridge v Baldwin [1964] AC 40). Reclassified from VOIDABLE to VOID 24.03.2026.
Authorities (3)
AUTH-CPR-007
AUTH-CASE-030
AUTH-CASE-051
Evidence / Orders (2)
Unless Order / Costs Order 06.01.2025 VOID
Directions Order 01.10.2024 VOID
G-A5 LCRO Void (MHCM Period) Developing
Chelsea (R1)
0 sub 1 auth 1 evid
The Chancery Division LCRO of 27 Feb 2025, imposed by Master Kaye on BL-2024-001089 alone, was made on Day 61 of the MHCM. It was imposed by the same judge the Claimant had complained about 7 days earlier. It is void ab initio under Reg 7(12) as it constitutes enforcement action during the moratorium. The proceedings were undefended (no defence filed for 540+ days). Any further Chancery Division filing risks escalation to a General Civil Restraint Order (GCRO).
Authorities (1)
AUTH-STAT-001
Evidence / Orders (1)
Limited Civil Restraint Order 27.02.2025 VOID
G-A6 LCRO Void (Apparent Bias) Very Strong
Chelsea (R1)
2 sub 5 auth 1 evid
The Chancery Division LCRO on BL-2024-001089 was imposed by Master Kaye 7 days after a formal complaint against her. The same judge who was the subject of the complaint imposed the order on undefended proceedings (no defence filed for 540+ days). The ruling at para 41 expressly cites the complaint as evidence of 'persistence.' A fair-minded observer would conclude there was a real possibility of bias. CROs disproportionately target litigants in person. Any further Chancery Division filing risks a GCRO.
SUB-G2-1 The Smoking Gun (Ruling Para 41) Strong
SUB-G9-1 7-Day Complaint Nexus Strong
G-A7 LCRO Void (Procedural Unfairness) Strong
Chelsea (R1)
2 sub 4 auth 1 evid
The cluster of 27 Feb 2025 orders was made ex parte without notice or opportunity to be heard. No CPR 3.3(5)(b) notification. No CPR 3.11 warning before CRO. Violates Lord Leggatt's Rule One (Potanina).
SUB-G2-2 Potanina Violation (Rule One) Strong
SUB-G9-2 No CPR 3.11 Warning Strong
G-A8 LCRO Void (Disproportionate) Strong
Chelsea (R1)
2 sub 3 auth 1 evid
No lesser sanctions considered before imposing a 2-year Chancery Division LCRO on BL-2024-001089 alone. Imposed by the same judge the Claimant had complained about 7 days earlier, on undefended proceedings (no defence filed for 540+ days). No costs warning, no extended CRO. The nuclear option applied without proportionality analysis. TWM count arguably incorrect (N460 refused a non-existent application). Any further Chancery Division filing risks escalation to a GCRO.
SUB-G9-3 TWM Count Incorrect Strong
SUB-G9-4 No Lesser Sanctions Considered Strong
G-A9 Default Judgment Entitlement Very Strong
Chelsea (R1) Personal LRP/Vista (R2/R3)
6 sub 5 auth 0 evid
R1 (Chelsea Harbour) 540+ days in default. No Defence filed. N227 request and N244 application both undetermined. R2/R3 (LRP/Vista) Defence filed 27 days late in a court without jurisdiction (the County Court, following the void transfer of BL-2024-001166), without CPR 3.9 relief or Denton analysis. The court granted substantive relief to defaulting defendants without first determining the anterior Part 12 / Part 23 issue.
SUB-G3-1 Specific Default Counts Strong
SUB-G3-2 Admissions of Liability (Defence) Strong
SUB-G3-3 Harassment Warning Ignored Strong
SUB-G10-1 540-Day Default (R1) Strong
SUB-G10-2 Six Admitted Lockouts Strong
SUB-G10-4 Abuse of Process by R1 Strong
G-A10 Summary Judgment Wrong (Cohen) Strong
LRP/Vista (R2/R3)
1 sub 3 auth 1 evid
Recorder Cohen granted summary judgment on 19 Aug 2025 on a Defence validated by a void DDJ Wood order (MacFoy cascade). The Defence itself contains sworn admissions conceding liability. Three independent Flannery breaches: (1) Cohen asserted "there are other reasons besides exclusive possession that determine a licence from a lease" but never identified what those reasons are. Under Street v Mountford [1985] AC 809 at 826G (Lord Templeman): "If the agreement satisfied all the requirements of a tenancy, then the agreement produced a tenancy and the parties cannot alter the effect of the agreement by insisting that they only created a licence." Exclusive possession + term + rent = tenancy as a matter of law. Cohen's unidentified "other reasons" cannot displace this. (2) Cohen described harassment as "very complicated" but the statutory test is straightforward. Protection from Harassment Act 1997 s.1(1): "A person must not pursue a course of conduct which amounts to harassment of another." Section 7(3): "A 'course of conduct' must involve conduct on at least two occasions." The facts are admitted: Michael gave a police warning on 17 February 2023 (Defence para 10.7.3). The defendants then locked him out on at least two further occasions (27 April and 20 May 2023, Defence para 10.11). That is a course of conduct after actual knowledge. The s.7(3) threshold is plainly met from the Defence alone. Treating this as "complicated" to deny relief is itself a Flannery breach. (3) Cohen admitted insufficient time to read the applicant's evidence and adopted counsel's draft order without modification. Flannery v Halifax [2000] 1 WLR 377 requires the judge to identify the issues vital to the conclusion and explain why they were resolved as they were.
SUB-G10-5 No Real Prospect of Defence Strong
G-A11 EA 2010 Discrimination Strong
Insolvency Personal LRP/Vista (R2/R3) Chelsea (R1)
1 sub 4 auth 1 evid
Systematic discrimination arising from disability (s.15), failure to make reasonable adjustments (s.20), discrimination in provision of services (s.29), and breach of Public Sector Equality Duty (s.149) across all proceedings.
SUB-G10-3 No Reasonable Adjustments Admitted Strong
G-A12 Reasonable Adjustments Denied (0/12) Strong
Insolvency Personal LRP/Vista (R2/R3) Chelsea (R1)
2 sub 4 auth 1 evid
12 reasonable adjustment requests across all courts; 0 granted. 100% refusal rate. No evidence of any PD 1A consideration at any hearing. Rolls Building disability framework conceived around physical access only; neurodivergent conditions invisible.
SUB-G4-1 PD 1A Systematic Denial Strong
SUB-G4-2 Galo v Bombardier Application Strong
G-A13 Procedural Unfairness (Cumulative) Strong
Insolvency Personal LRP/Vista (R2/R3) Chelsea (R1)
1 sub 3 auth 1 evid
The totality of irregularities (29:0 adverse ratio, MHCM void orders, PD 1A denial, complaint weaponisation, TWM clustering, transcript denial) renders the proceedings fundamentally unfair under Article 6 ECHR.
SUB-G11-1 Cumulative Effect Analysis Strong
G-A14 Judge Swap (Dight to Cohen) Developing
LRP/Vista (R2/R3)
0 sub 0 auth 2 evid
HHJ Dight CBE (the judge in Lees v Kaye who understood MHCM law) was scheduled but replaced at the last minute by Recorder Cohen KC, who then got the MHCM analysis wrong. No explanation for the swap. SAR filed.
Evidence / Orders (2)
Summary Judgment Order 19.08.2025 VOID
N460 Permission Refusal / TWM on PTA 19.08.2025 VOID
G-A15 TWM Imposed on PTA Never Applied For Strong
LRP/Vista (R2/R3)
4 sub 3 auth 2 evid
Cohen's N460 refuses permission to appeal. Michael stated at the hearing he was NOT applying for PTA. Cohen imposed a TWM on an application that was never made. The N460 also invented an application to refuse. Wasif/Grace standard violated on multi-limb applications.
SUB-G2-3 N460 Procedural Invention Strong
SUB-G5-1 Multi-Limb TWM Error Strong
SUB-G5-2 N460 Jurisdictional Invention Strong
SUB-G5-3 Equitable Assignment (s.130(2)) Strong
G-A16 Equality of Arms (Cohen Email Access) Moderate
LRP/Vista (R2/R3)
0 sub 2 auth 2 evid
Defendants' counsel (Ciara Fairley) had Recorder Cohen's private judicial email before Michael did. Cohen adopted counsel's draft order, refused all LiP corrections, and told the LiP it was 'not appropriate' to correspond with the judge. Article 6 breach.
Authorities (2)
AUTH-CASE-031
AUTH-STAT-006
Evidence / Orders (2)
Summary Judgment Order 19.08.2025 VOID
N460 Permission Refusal / TWM on PTA 19.08.2025 VOID
G-A17 Flannery Breach (Unidentified Reasons) Developing
LRP/Vista (R2/R3)
0 sub 2 auth 1 evid
Cohen stated there were 'other reasons besides exclusive possession' for granting summary judgment but never identified them. A judge who fails to give adequate reasons commits a Flannery breach.
Authorities (2)
AUTH-CASE-025
AUTH-CASE-026
Evidence / Orders (1)
Summary Judgment Order 19.08.2025 VOID
G-A18 CPR 40.12 Corrections Refused Developing
LRP/Vista (R2/R3)
0 sub 2 auth 1 evid
Cohen refused all 7 CPR 40.12 correction requests without engaging with them individually. The sealed order contains 'extemporary' (a non-word) and other errors. The order was sealed with uncorrected mistakes.
Authorities (2)
AUTH-CPR-007
AUTH-CASE-030
Evidence / Orders (1)
Summary Judgment Order 19.08.2025 VOID
G-A19 Open Justice Violation (Anonymous Listing) Developing
Chelsea (R1)
0 sub 2 auth 1 evid
The 06.02.2025 hearing was listed as 'A v B' on the public cause list without any CPR 39.2 order authorising anonymity. No reason given. No application made. Open justice is a constitutional principle. This unexplained departure requires explanation.
Authorities (2)
AUTH-CASE-012
AUTH-CPR-013
Evidence / Orders (1)
Master's Ruling (Interim Payment) 06.02.2025 VOID
G-A20 No Disclosure Ever Reached Unknown
Chelsea (R1) LRP/Vista (R2/R3)
0 sub 0 auth 0 evid
In neither BL-2024-001089 nor BL-2024-001166 was disclosure ever discussed, ordered, or conducted. Document-dependent issues (service validity, notices, lease/licence status, lockout records, disposal records) were determined summarily without disclosure. This is a compelling reason under CPR 24.2(b) why the claims should not have been disposed of before proper disclosure case management. The record was incomplete and asymmetric.
G-A21 Stay vs Strike-Out: Defendant's Conduct Confirms Interim Character Unknown
Chelsea (R1) Appeal
0 sub 0 auth 0 evid
In BL-2024-001089, R1 applied for a stay of proceedings, not a strike-out for abuse of process under CPR 3.4(2)(b). A stay presupposes the proceedings have life. If Kelly had determined everything, the proper course was strike-out. The defendant's choice of remedy is an implicit admission Kelly was interim. Master Kaye independently confirmed this at 6 February 2025.
G-A22 Strict Liability Conversion (Kuwait Airways) Unknown
Chelsea (R1) Personal
0 sub 0 auth 0 evid
Chelsea Harbour sold property belonging to Michael personally and Mastermind Group Ltd for GBP 1,100 to Barrington Marketing Limited. Mastermind Promotion Ltd held the lease but is dormant with zero property rights. No itemised list provided. Sale after cease and desist letter. Strict liability conversion: Kuwait Airways v Iraqi Airways [2002] 2 AC 883. Only quantum remains. Causes of action assigned to Michael in April 2024 (pre-liquidation). Steven Ross WS admits disposal.
G-A23 CPR 52.30 Scope: Kelly Was Interim, Not Final Determination Unknown
Appeal
0 sub 0 auth 0 evid
The CPR 52.30 application seeks to reopen the PTA refusal against Kelly's interim injunction decision. It does not seek to relitigate the substantive Chancery claims. Kelly para 50: 'It remains open to the claimants to bring a substantive claim.' Kelly para 31: 'Not for the court today to make findings of fact.' Dove treated interim as final. CPR 52.5 does not bar CPR 52.30 (separate jurisdiction). R2/R3 were not even parties to the Kelly hearing.

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