Source: All England Reporter
Publisher Citation: [2012] All ER (D) 22 (Jun)
Neutral Citation: [2012] EWHC 1535 (QB)
Court: Queen's Bench Division
Judge:

Spencer J

Representation Richard Davison (instructed by Bolt Burdon Kemp) for the claimant.
  Satinder Hunjan QC (instructed by Hutton's) for the defendant.
Judgment Dates: 1 June 2012

Catchwords

Practice - Summary judgment - Appeal - Defendant being convicted of attempting to poison claimant - Claimant bringing proceedings for damages for trespass to the person and harassment - Defendant resisting on basis that convictions wrong - Master striking out parts of defence as abuse of process and issuing summary judgment - Defendant applying for permission to appeal - Whether master erring - Whether appeal having any real prospect of success - .

The Case

Practice Summary judgment. The Queen's Bench Division dismissed the defendant's application for permission to appeal against the decision to grant the claimant summary judgment in her claim for damages for trespass to the person.

Practice Areas

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