The court had the power to order a party to attend before it, but the case management powers should not be used improperly to put pressure on a party to drop proceedings. Here a court had ordered the claimants board of directors to attend from the British Virgin Islands. That order was varied to require attendance of their UK representatives.
Judges:
Lord Justice Tuckey and Mr Justice Pitchford
Citations:
Times 22-Jan-2002, [2001] EWCA Civ 1859
Links:
Statutes:
Civil Procedure Rules 3.1(2)(c)
Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Civil Procedure Rules
Updated: 05 June 2022; Ref: scu.167420
