The Court had been right to disallow a discontinuance where there appeared to be an abuse of process. The common law right to non-suit has disappeared.
Judges:
Lord Woolf MR, Potter, May LJJ
Citations:
Times 26-Feb-1998, [1998] EWCA Civ 139, [1998] 1 WLR 682, [1998] 2 All ER 68
Links:
Statutes:
County Court Rules 1981 Order 18
Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Litigation Practice
Updated: 14 November 2022; Ref: scu.80826
