(Court-ready bundle — for judicial review skeleton argument & record.)
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUSTICE
Claim No.: AC-2025-LON-001909
Between:
:WASEEM: MALIK (Claimant)
— and —
Berkshire Magistrates’ Court & Others (Defendants)
EXHIBIT DD – The Deed to the Kingdom
Phoenix Archive Reference: Log #1050
- Summary of Title (BK331085)
- Title Number: BK331085
- Registered Owner: ABRI GROUP LIMITED (Community Benefit Society No. 8537).
- Address: 2 Vaughan Gardens, Maidenhead.
- No consideration recorded for transfer (indicating asset movement, not purchase).
- Restrictions & Statutory Control
- Dispositions of the registered estate require written consent from the Secretary of State pursuant to Housing Act 1988 s.133.
- Local authority restrictions additionally apply.
- Financial Encumbrance
- Legal charge to M & G TRUSTEE COMPANY LIMITED, dated 28 January 2022.
- Contains further advance clause (Land Registration Act 2002 s.49(3)).
- Confers effective financial control to a City of London financial trust entity.
- Historical Chain of Title
- 1888: Grand Junction Waterworks Co.
- 1937: arbitration order permitting housing development.
- 1995: transfer from Royal Borough of Windsor & Maidenhead to Windsor & District Housing Association.
- 2021–22: Abri + M&G structure established.
- Legal and Structural Significance
- Abri holds nominal title only.
- Secretary of State retains statutory controlling interest.
- M&G Trustee Company Ltd retains financial control.
- This tripartite structure mirrors the medieval City of London Guildhall model: state, guild, and financier operating through corporate veils.
- Relevance to Proceedings
- Demonstrates the true beneficial ownership of the property lies beyond Abri.
- Undermines claims of “independent” ownership or enforcement authority by Abri.
- Engages issues of locus standi, fraud, and misrepresentation.
Annex:
- Official Land Registry Title (BK331085) – GOV.UK (2025-08-21)
- Summary Table of Ownership & Encumbrances