Increase in findings of inordinate delay accompanied increased reluctance to strike out in absence of established prejudice to other party: ‘The abuse of process route is for cases … when the conduct amounts to an affront to the court and its Rules’
Judges:
Auld LJ
Citations:
Gazette 26-Feb-1998, [1998] EWCA Civ 58
Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Cited by:
Cited – Arrow Nominees Inc and Another v Blackledge and Others CA 22-Jun-2000
A petition had been lodged alleging unfair prejudice in the conduct of the company’s affairs. The defendants alleged that when applying for relief under section 459, the claimants had attempted to pervert the course of justice by producing forged or . .
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Litigation Practice
Updated: 13 November 2022; Ref: scu.143536
