Source: All England Reporter
Publisher Citation: [2001] All ER (D) 360 (May)
Court: Chancery Division
Judge:

Kevin Garnett QC sitting as a deputy judge of the High Court

Representation Richard Arnold QC (instructed by Simon Conroy) for the claimant.
  Mark Platts-Mills (instructed by Russells) for the defendant.
Judgment Dates: 25 May 2001

Catchwords

Practice - Summary judgment - Appeal - Claimant agreeing to produce compilation albums for publication by defendant - Defendant alleging misrepresentation by claimant - Whether claim fanciful.

The Case

On an appeal from the grant of summary judgment, the court ruled that the defendant's claim for misrepresentation was fanciful and stood no real prospect of success and accordingly the appeal would be dismissed.

Practice Areas

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