The plaintiff sought damages against the defendants for having allowed his claim to the Criminal Injuries Compensation Board to fail by limitation. He now sought leave to appeal out of time after his claim was struck out for failure to comply with an unless order.
Held: The appeal failed. The plaintiff had failed to demonstrate any error in the judge’s decision.
Citations:
[1999] EWCA Civ 939
Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Citing:
Cited – Lownes v Babcock Power Limited CA 11-Feb-1998
Where a substantial delay by a solicitor leads to an unless order and puts his client at risk of having case his dismissed, the solicitor should ensure that independent advice is given. An ‘unless order’ is preliminary to a striking out order. . .
Cited – Hytech Limited v Coventry City Council CA 1997
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Professional Negligence
Updated: 12 April 2022; Ref: scu.145854
