Source: All England Reporter
Publisher Citation: [2012] All ER (D) 52 (Apr)
Neutral Citation: [2012] EWHC 773 (QB)
Court: Queen's Bench Division
Judge:

Tugendhat J

Representation Paul Downes QC and Steven Reed (instructed by Wragge & Co) for the claimant.
  Hugh Tomlinson QC (instructed by Clintons) for the defendant.
Judgment Dates: 29 March 2012

Catchwords

Practice - Striking out - Abuse of process - Claimant bringing claim for slander and claim for injunction - Defendant applying for claim to be struck out as abuse of process - Whether real and substantial prospect of trial court granting injunction.

The Case

Practice Striking out. The Queen's Bench Division, in declining an application to strike out a claim as an abuse of process, held that there had been a real and substantial prospect of a trial court granting a final injunction.

Practice Areas

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