The claimant sought damages. The defendant firm of solicitors had represented the claimant’s wife in matrimonial procedings, and had used in evidence documents which the claimant said had been taken from him and were confidential.
Held: The claim was struck out. Any claim would be for nominal damages only, but was struck out for disclosing no cause of action.
Judges:
Eady J
Citations:
[2008] EWHC 2821 (QB)
Links:
Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Citing:
Applied – Hildebrand v Hildebrand 1992
The parties in ancillary relief proceedings sought orders for discovery. H had been to the wife’s flat surreptitiously on five occasions, and taken photocopies of so many documents obtained by him in the course of those visits (but returned after . .
Cited by:
Cited – White v Withers Llp and Dearle CA 27-Oct-2009
The claimant was involved in matrimonial ancillary relief proceedings. His wife was advised by the defendants, her solicitors, to remove his private papers. The claimant now sought permission to appeal against a strike out of his claim against the . .
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Legal Professions, Intellectual Property
Updated: 19 July 2022; Ref: scu.277903