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A $250 Million Judgment Debt, Frozen Worldwide
The October 2026 decision
In FitzWalter Capital Aviation Services LLC v VietJet Aviation Joint Stock Company, [2026] EWHC 2633 (Comm), the English Commercial Court addressed enforcement of a judgment debt described as approximately $250 million. The judgment records that approximately $2 million had been paid and that the balance remained outstanding.
The court granted a worldwide freezing order after concluding that there was solid evidence of a real risk of dissipation. The judgment discusses VietJet's order book and pre-delivery-payment rights as potential sources of value relevant to enforcement.
What a freezing order does—and does not do
A freezing order is an asset-preservation measure. It is not a criminal finding and does not itself transfer ownership of assets to a creditor. Its purpose is to restrain dealings that could frustrate enforcement, subject to the terms, exceptions, and disclosure requirements in the order.
Practical lessons for judgment creditors
• Map assets, contractual rights, and jurisdictions before deciding where to seek relief.
• Build a record directed to the governing test for dissipation risk; a large unpaid judgment alone may not be enough.
• Plan for recognition, disclosure, and enforcement in each relevant jurisdiction.
• Treat litigation milestones separately from actual cash recovery.
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