Source: All England Reporter
Publisher Citation: [2009] All ER (D) 58 (Sep)
Neutral Citation: [2009] EWHC 2463 (Admin)
Court: Queen's Bench Division, Administrative Court (London)
Judge:

Silber J (judgment delivered extempore)
Representation Ben Bentley of Browne Jacobson LLP for the applicants.
  The defendant appeared in person.
Judgment Dates: 10 September 2009

Catchwords

Witness - Summons - Setting aside witness summons - Defendant solicitor - Defendant subject to professional disciplinary proceedings - Applicants employed by local authorities - Authorities making complaint against defendant - Defendant serving witness summons on applicants - Applicants contending could not provide any material evidence to support defendant's upcoming disciplinary proceedings - Whether witness summons to be set aside.

The Case

Witness Summons. Queen's Bench Division, Administrative Court: The court set aside witness summonses served on the applicants as the applicants could not provide anything further to assist the solicitor's disciplinary proceedings that were going to take place against the defendant and in respect of which the summonses had been issued.

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