The appellant seeking leave to appeal had previously asked for legal assistance. Mr Perottis had been involved in litigation against his father’s administrator over many years. A civil restraint order had been made against him. The first defendant had been appointed administrator de bonis non because the sums owed to him from the estate now exceeded the assets and as such the court’s discretion under section 116 had been used to appoint him. There was no realistic prospect of success of appealing against that order. Leave was refused on several other grounds of appeal.
Judges:
Chadwick LJ
Citations:
[2004] EWCA Civ 269
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Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Citing:
See also – Perotti v Collyer-Bristow (A Firm) CA 21-May-2004
The claimant had been dissatisfied with the way in which the defendant had administered the estate of his deceased uncle. The court had faced 14 applications by him.
Held: ‘They are all totally devoid of merit. They were all made long after . .
Cited by:
See also – Perotti v Collyer-Bristow (A Firm) CA 21-May-2004
The claimant had been dissatisfied with the way in which the defendant had administered the estate of his deceased uncle. The court had faced 14 applications by him.
Held: ‘They are all totally devoid of merit. They were all made long after . .
See also – Angelo Perotti v Iliffes Booth Bennett (A Firm), Bird and Bird (A Firm), Richard Francis Dudley Barlow (Sued As Francis Barlow) ChD 28-Oct-2003
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See also – Perotti v Collyer-Bristow (A Firm) and others CA 6-Oct-2003
So far as civil proceedings are concerned, the funding of particular cases by civil legal aid was a matter for the Legal Services Commission. The courts have no residual power to make an order for assistance. The most it could do would be to . .
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Wills and Probate, Litigation Practice
Updated: 10 June 2022; Ref: scu.195098
