The court was asked: ‘when it is appropriate to strike out a claim on the grounds that the claimant has abused the process of the court. It arises in the context of a claim by a firm of solicitors to recover their costs and expenses from their client in circumstances in which the client alleges that the bills were fraudulently exaggerated or misstated.’
Judges:
Moore-Bick, Fulford, Vos LJJ
Citations:
[2015] 1 WLR 4534, [2015] WLR(D) 308, [2015] 4 Costs LO 483, [2015] EWCA Civ 685
Links:
Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Cited by:
Cited – Turley v Unite The Union and Another QBD 19-Dec-2019
Defamation of Labour MP by Unite and Blogger
The claimant now a former MP had alleged that a posting on a website supported by the first defendant was false and defamatory. The posting suggested that the claimant had acted dishonestly in applying online for a category of membership of the . .
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Costs, Legal Professions
Updated: 27 September 2022; Ref: scu.549761