The appellant appealed against the striking out of her appeal. She had been employed by the respondents as a result of arrangements made by a third party, but the employment was terminated after the appellant had brought proceedings against her and the third party alleging frauds.
Held: The appeal failed: ‘having looked at the massive volume of papers in this case, that Kenneth Parker J was plainly entitled to take the view that he did that the appeal should be struck out. There had been inordinate and inexcusable delay in its prosecution. Where a default judgment had been obtained so many years before and the appellate processes are clear and available to people, there can be no excuse for the failure of this appellant to have progressed the matter.’
Judges:
Sir John Thomas P QBD, Moses, Black LJJ
Citations:
[2012] EWCA Civ 1858
Links:
Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Employment, Litigation Practice
Updated: 13 November 2022; Ref: scu.470738