Roebuck v Mungovin: HL 4 Feb 1994

A defendant may ask for the Plaintiff’s claim to be struck out despite having cause the Plaintiff to incur costs. That was not a bar to the application.

Citations:

Gazette 30-Mar-1994, Independent 08-Feb-1994, Times 04-Feb-1994, [1994] 2 AC 224

Citing:

Appeal fromRoebuck v Mungovin CA 26-Apr-1993
The right to dismiss for want of prosecution once lost, will only rarely be regained by a defendant. . .

Cited by:

Appealed toRoebuck v Mungovin CA 26-Apr-1993
The right to dismiss for want of prosecution once lost, will only rarely be regained by a defendant. . .
CitedNovak v Manchester City Council CA 27-Nov-1998
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Updated: 10 April 2022; Ref: scu.88841