Source: All England Reporter
Publisher Citation: [2002] All ER (D) 39 (Aug)
Court: Chancery Division
Judge:

Jacob J

Representation Victor Joffe QC (instructed by Peters & Peters) for the claimants.
  The defendants did not appear and were not represented.
Judgment Dates: 9 August 2002

Catchwords

Practice - Service out of the jurisdiction - Pre-trial or post-judgment relief - Action for damages for conspiracy - Application for interim payment - Whether application validly served on defendants - Whether court satisfied claimant obtaining judgment for substantial amount of money against defendant at trial - CPR 25.7.

The Case

On an application for an interim payment in proceedings by which the claimants sought damages for conspiracy, the court was satisfied on the evidence that, if the case went to trial, the claimant would obtain judgment for a substantial amount of money against the defendant from whom he sought the order for an interim payment pursuant to CPR25.7(1)(c) and accordingly allowed the application.

Practice Areas

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