Standard Bank Plc v Via Mat International Ltd and Another: CA 3 May 2013

Aikens LJ said: ‘Overlong pleadings and written submissions . . which are manufactured by parties and their lawyers have become the bane of commercial litigation in England and Wales.’

Judges:

Moore-Bick, Aikens LJJ, David Richards J

Citations:

[2013] EWCA Civ 490

Links:

Bailii

Jurisdiction:

England and Wales

Cited by:

CitedTchenguiz and Others v Thornton UK Llp and Others ComC 20-Feb-2015
The court considered appropriate directions where the pleadings presented by the parties had flouted the pleadings rules set out in the Commercial Court practice guide and exceeded by a considerable way, the maximum length. The claim in esence was . .
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Updated: 09 December 2022; Ref: scu.495181