Source: All England Reporter
Publisher Citation: [2004] All ER (D) 180 (Oct)
Court: Court of Appeal, Civil Division
Judge:

Waller LJ and Sir Charles Mantell

Representation Paul Creaner (instructed by Alker &Ball, Wigan) for the claimant.
  The defendant appeared in person.
Judgment Dates: 14 October 2004

Catchwords

Practice and procedure - Order - Non-compliance - Trial judge dismissing defendant's application for judgment following claimant's non-compliance with order - Correctness of decision.

The Case

On an appeal from a decision of the judge by which he had dismissed the defendant's application for judgment against the claimant on the grounds of the claimant's non-compliance with an interim order, the court ruled that, in the circumstances, the defendant had suffered no prejudice as a result of the claimant's conduct of the proceedings and accordingly dismissed the appeal.

Practice Areas

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