Application for leave to appeal by third party agains findings of fact made against him.
Held: Refused: ‘to permit a non-party witness in a commercial case of this type to exercise an independent right of appeal, in which he is free to challenge adverse factual findings made against him by a first instance judge, merely on the grounds that such findings have reputational consequences for him, has the potential to lead to highly undesirable satellite litigation. That in my judgment would be likely to waste court resources contrary to the interests of other litigants and to bring the administration of justice into disrepute.’
Judges:
Gloster LJ VP CA, Briggs LJ
Citations:
[2017] EWCA Civ 56
Links:
Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Litigation Practice
Updated: 29 January 2022; Ref: scu.574295