A request for a trial after the six month limit, but within the fifteen month limit, was valid without a prior application for extension of time, despite the automatic directions provisions. Citations: Gazette 13-Dec-1996, Times 09-Dec-1996, [1996] EWCA Civ 1031, [1997] PIQR P66, [1997] 1 WLR 381 Links: Bailii Statutes: County Court Rules 1981 O … Continue reading Perry v Wong: CA 25 Nov 1996
A request for a trial after the six month limit, but within the fifteen month limit, was valid without a prior application for extension of time, despite the automatic directions provisions. . .
An action which had been automatically struck out, may be re-instated if there had been good cause for the delay. ‘The proper approach to the exercise of any judicial discretion must be governed by the legal context in which the discretion arises.’ and ‘A retrospective application to extend time should not succeed unless the plaintiff … Continue reading Rastin v British Steel Plc, Todd v Evans, Adams v Geest Plc: CA 18 Feb 1994