The case was listed to be heard on the Monday. On the Friday before it had been settled. The court complained of the lawyers that they had not informed the court, and that consequently much of the judge’s time over the weekend had been wasted in preparatrion. The parties must recognise that a judge would now make such preparations, and act accoridingly.
Judges:
Phillips MR, Sedley LJ
Citations:
[2003] EWCA Civ 447, Times 16-Apr-2003
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Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Cited by:
Cited – Yell Ltd v Garton CA 2-Feb-2004
The court considered steps to be taken after a very late withdrawal of an appeal. . .
Lists of cited by and citing cases may be incomplete.
Civil Procedure Rules, Legal Professions
Updated: 07 June 2022; Ref: scu.181616