A party could be present in court in the person of his legal representative. Despite the new rules, the court should be reluctant to strike out a claim for the absence of a party in person, where his personal presence was irrelevant or most unlikely to be of significant assistance.
Judges:
Justice Gross
Citations:
Times 08-Jan-2002
Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Citing:
Applied – Kirton v Augustus Ltd 1996
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Civil Procedure Rules
Updated: 27 June 2022; Ref: scu.167351