Source: All England Reporter
Publisher Citation: [2012] All ER (D) 93 (Mar)
Neutral Citation: [2012] EWHC 431 (QB)
Court: Queen's Bench Division
Judge:

Tugendhat J

Representation Hugh Tomlinson QC (instructed by Schillings) for the claimant.
  Richard Spearman QC & Jacob Dean (instructed by Simons Muirhead & Burton) for the first defendant.
  The second defendant did not appear and was not represented.
Judgment Dates: 2 March 2012

Catchwords

Practice - Civil Procedure Rules - Striking out - Claimant bringing claim for damages and permanent non-disclosure injunction - Claimant failing to comply with order for directions - Claim being struck out - Claimant applying for re-instatement of claim - Whether relief should be granted - CPR 3.9, 15.5 - European Convention on Human Rights, arts 6, 8, 10.

The Case

Practice Civil Procedure Rules. The Queen's Bench Division, in dismissing the claimant's application for relief from strike out and re-instatement of the claim under CPR Pt3.9, held that there was no purpose to be served by granting relief.

Practice Areas

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