Maclennan v Morgan Sindall (Infrastructure) Plc: QBD 17 Dec 2013

The defendant had applied for an order limiting the number of witnesses sought to be called by the claimant (43).
Held: The power to prohibit the calling of witnesses under CPR r 32.2(3) sat towards the more extreme end of the court’s powers and was a power to be considered after less intrusive measures had been considered and rejected.

Judges:

Green J

Citations:

[2013] EWHC 4044 (QB), [2014] WLR(D) 509, [2014] 1 WLR 2462, [2013] WLR(D) 509

Links:

Bailii, WLRD

Statutes:

Civil Procedure Rules 32.2(3)

Jurisdiction:

England and Wales

Litigation Practice, Civil Procedure Rules

Updated: 11 May 2022; Ref: scu.519049