The court has an inherent power to prevent the abuse of proceedings and to avoid oppression.
Citations:
[1886] 2 TLR 311
Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Cited by:
Cited – Leicester City Council v Aldwinckle CA 1991
A tenant was evicted while absent from the premises for some months through illness and who, following her breach of the suspended possession order, received no notice whatever either of the council’s application for a warrant, or of the issue of . .
Cited – Jephson Homes Housing Association v Moisejevs and Another CA 1-Nov-2000
A possession warrant, properly issued and executed in ignorance of a payment into court by the tenant was not an abuse of process. The tenant had paid funds into court in the mistaken belief that this would be effective to set aside the warrant. She . .
Lists of cited by and citing cases may be incomplete.
Litigation Practice
Updated: 15 August 2022; Ref: scu.187050
