Published on: 27 October 2025
Published by a LexisNexis Restructuring & Insolvency expert
This dispute centred on Cape Intermediate Holdings Ltd (CIHL), an English company that previously engaged in asbestos extraction and is now within the Altrad group. In 2021, a claim was brought in South Carolina by Ms Isabella Park against numerous defendants including Cape Plc, and CIHL was later joined as a defendant in November 2021. On 6 March 2023, an application for receivership was submitted to appoint a receiver over CIHL, predicated on the alleged US presence and activities of North American Asbestos Corporation (NAAC), a dissolved CIHL subsidiary. The receivership order was granted on 16 March 2023 without a hearing, naming Mr Peter Protopapas as receiver. In reliance on that order, Mr Protopapas brought third‑party proceedings in June 2023 within distinct South Carolina litigation (the Tibbs Proceedings), advancing claims against several Cape group companies and Altrad entities. Both the receivership and the third‑party claims rested on a contention that NAAC belonged to a 'single economic' alongside CIHL and subsequent acquirers, including the Altrad entities. However, that very issue had already been resolved earlier by the English Court of Appeal in Adams...
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This Practice Note This Practice Note reviews mechanisms used in settling litigation. A Tomlin order consists of a consent order paired with a schedule. It operates to stay proceedings on terms that have been agreed. The provisions contained in the schedule may remain confidential. This Practice Note describes the scope of confidentiality attaching to the schedule and sets out how it differs from a standard consent order. Sample wording for a Tomlin order is included, alongside links to precedents, as well as guidance on court approval. It also addresses varying, setting aside and enforcing a Tomlin order, including the considerations the court will take into account when handling applications for each. Further guidance is provided on interpreting and applying the relevant provisions of the CPR; however, some courts and divisions impose very specific requirements for both drafting and approval, and for approaching the schedule and confidentiality issues. Accordingly, you must consider the particular rules and court guide provisions in the forum where your claim is proceeding when drawing up the Tomlin order...
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