| Source: | All England Reporter |
| Publisher Citation: | [2002] All ER (D) 462 (Mar) |
| Neutral Citation: | [2002] EWCA Civ 477 |
| Court: | Court of Appeal, Civil Division |
| Judge: | Potter, Mummery and Arden LJJ |
| Representation | Ian Croxford QC and Philip Marshall (instructed by Ince & Co) for the claimants. |
| The first defendant appeared in person. | |
| Andrew Bodnar appeared at the invitation for the court. | |
| Judgment Dates: | 21 March 2002 |
Catchwords
Legal representation - Committal proceedings - Defendant having been adjudicated bankrupt - Defendant having been refused legal assistance for committal proceedings - Defendant seeking adjournment to make further application for assistance - Claimant offering to fund defence - Judge refusing adjournment on basis of claimant's offer - Whether appropriate for representatives of person facing imprisonment to accept funding by party seeking his imprisonment.
The Case
A person facing imprisonment might reasonably refuse an offer of funding by the party seeking his imprisonment.
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