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High Court disallows costs of non-compliant particulars of claim.
In the case of Tchenguiz & Ors v Thornton UK LLP & Ors [2015] EWHC 405 (Comm) (20 February 2015) which was heard in the Commercial Court before Justice Leggatt, the Claimants had failed to make an application to the court for permission in respect of their particulars of claim, which contained 94 pages, until two months had passed since service on the Defendants.
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Avanesov v Shymkentpivo [2015]
The Defendant applied to have two judgments obtained by the Claimant, set aside. A judgment for damages, one month after service and a default judgment, eight months after service.
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Home Group Ltd v Matrejek [2015]
The case concerned a Respondent’s failure to attend a directions hearing, which had been ordered by HHJ Lochrane. The hearing had joined together the Respondents claim for possession with other proceedings under the Children Act.