The powers given to a court to manage cases could allow the court to override the judgment of the parties in agreeing directions by consent where this was plainly good management to do so. Here the judge decided to transfer a between the parties to the High Court to be heard by the same court as dealt with other issues between the same parties.
Citations:
Times 10-Apr-2000
Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Litigation Practice
Updated: 15 May 2022; Ref: scu.81841