The right of a litigant, to choose his solicitor and counsel, is a fundamental one not to be set aside by mere rules of court. In particular the new rules should not be interpreted so as to achieve this. This is part of the principle of equality of arms.
Judges:
Neuberger J
Citations:
Times 04-May-1999, Gazette 26-May-1999
Statutes:
Civil Procedure Rules Rule 1.1(2) ( c)
Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Cited by:
Cited – Paddick v Associated Newspapers Ltd QBD 10-Dec-2003
The defendant sought disclosure of full statements used by the claimant . Extracts only had been supplied, and he said they contained private and confidential material.
Held: The application failed. The claimant had stated that the balance of . .
Lists of cited by and citing cases may be incomplete.
Civil Procedure Rules
Updated: 04 June 2022; Ref: scu.83356