‘Where a party asserts his opponent’s complicity in . . criminal misconduct, the case is pre-eminently one in which not only the RSC (Ord. 18 r.12(1) and Ord. 72 r. 7(2)) but also fair treatment require that, so far as practicable, the matter shall be pleaded with particularity so that the party accused may know what case he has to meet. But even if the allegations in the present statement of claim fall short of asserting criminal misconduct, they undoubtedly impute conduct of a gravely improper character which call for no less clear particularisation .’
Judges:
Buckley LJ
Citations:
[1972] 2 WLR 1425
Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Cited by:
Applied – John Zink and Co Limited v Wilkinson CA 1973
Where a party alleged breach of confidence, the pleadings should be sufficiently particular to allow a defendant to know the particular allegations he faced. . .
Cited – The Secretary of State for Trade and Industry v Swan and Othes ChD 22-Jul-2003
When commencing proceedings under the Act, the papers were defective. The secretary of state had failed to give appropriate notice, and thus prevented him from making representations as to the allegations. The allegations involved the manipulation . .
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Litigation Practice
Updated: 16 May 2022; Ref: scu.185773
