‘A local authority and a clinical commissioning group have failed to convince the Court of Appeal that a restitutionary claim for payment of after-care services should be struck out as an abuse of process.’
Local Government Lawyer, 18th December 2017
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘The High Court has refused an application to strike out a claim in negligence and misfeasance in public office taken by someone born as a result of a liaison between an activist in the animal liberation movement and a man who subsequently turned out to be an undercover police officer.’
UK Human Rights Blog, 8th December 2017
Source: ukhumanrightsblog.com
‘The head of a Bradford law firm has been struck off after being convicted of conspiracy to defraud the Legal Aid Agency (LAA) and also failing to supervise an unpaid junior member of staff who is suspected of producing fraudulent decree absolutes – and whose surname nobody at the firm can remember.’
Legal Futures, 28th November 2017
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘The Court of Appeal considered the point in FLETCHER v KEATLEY (by his LF) [2017] EWCA Civ 1540 (a decision from 12.10.2017) and followed guidance in Summers v Fairclough Homes Ltd [2012] UKSC 26.’
Zenith PI, 13th November 2017
Source: zenithpi.wordpress.com
‘The High Court has questioned the growing use of standstill agreements in litigation, saying they are “potentially just another self-inflicted complication” when it would be simpler to apply for a stay.’
Litigation Futures, 3rd October 2017
Source: www.litigationfutures.com
‘Dispute Resolution analysis: Colm Nugent, barrister at Hardwicke Chambers, explains why the appeal court will not readily countenance a complete change of case on an appeal when the claim or defence as advanced has been struck out, or summary judgment given.’
Hardwicke Chambers, 15th August 2017
Source: www.hardwicke.co.uk
‘The substantive claim was a straight forward, low value personal injury claim arising out of a road traffic accident. Liability was admitted. Trial directions were given, requiring witness statements to be served by 3rd November 2016. At the eleventh hour, the Claimant’s solicitors sought an extension of two weeks from the Defendant, which was agreed (an “indulgence” in the view of the judge on appeal).’
Park Square Barristers, 27th June 2017
Source: www.parksquarebarristers.co.uk
‘In Reece Gladwin v Adrian Bogescu [2017] EWHC 1287 (QB) the Court was concerned with an appeal by the Defendant in a road traffic accident claim against a decision to grant the Claimant relief from sanctions, following late service of the Claimant’s witness evidence.’
Park Square Barristers, 23rd June 2017
Source: www.parksquarebarristers.co.uk
‘The High Court has refused a personal injury firm relief from sanctions after an excoriating analysis of its non-compliance with court orders.’
Law Society's Gazette, 13th June 2017
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
‘A claimant law firm that allowed a straightforward and relatively low-value road traffic accident claim to descend into “procedural chaos” has seen it struck out by the High Court.’
Litigation Futures, 13th June 2017
Source: www.litigationfutures.com
The High Court has struck out a negligence claim against London private client specialists Harcus Sinclair on the grounds that it was statute-barred.
Legal Futures, 31st May 2017
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) has failed to strike out a damages claim by a solicitor at the High Court who claims it breached his confidentiality.’
Legal Futures, 25th May 2017
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘There is no kind of order available to prevent a woman who claims to be the late Princess Margaret’s daughter from bringing repeated “nonsensical” claims in an effort to unseal her will, the president of the Family Division has found.’
Litigation Futures,
Source: www.litigationfutures.com
‘A High Court judge was entitled to penalise a firm of Russian stockbrokers for conduct that “fell below acceptable standards of conducting litigation” by ordering it to pay 75% of the other side’s costs, even though it had successfully resisted a bid to strike out its claim, the Court of Appeal has ruled.’
Litigation Futures, 20th April 2017
Source: www.litigationfutures.com
‘The Appellant (the sixth Defendant in proceedings regarding the bankruptcy of her father) sought relief from sanctions after her application for permission to appeal was struck out for failure to provide a transcript of the judgment.’
Zenith PI Blog, 21st March 2017
Source: www.zenithpi.wordpress.com
‘A High Court judge has thrown out elements of a case brought by a litigant in person, telling her the ruling would help to remedy a lack of legal representation.’
Law Society’s Gazette, 7th March 2017
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
‘A veteran BBC TV reporter who claimed she was the victim of a “witch-hunt” had her employment tribunal case struck out for unreasonable conduct.’
BBC News, 2nd March 2017
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A High Court judge has refused to strike-out a claim by a woman who failed to comply with a Court of Appeal order to pay £250,000 in interim costs, on the grounds that it would breach her rights to a fair trial.’
Litigation Futures, 2nd March 2017
Source: www.litigationfutures.com
‘A BBC TV reporter who claimed she was the victim of a “witch-hunt” has had her case struck out by an employment tribunal.’
BBC News, 13th February 2017
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
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