CAN A COURT STRIKE OUT A CASE ON THE GROUNDS THAT THE CLAIMANT HAS NO REAL INTENTION OF PROCEEDING TO TRIAL? IT CAN – BUT NOT IN THIS CASE

In Lloyd v Hayward & Anor [2024] EWHC 2033 (Ch) HHJ Keyser KC (sitting as a Judge of the High Court) considered the question of whether the delay in the progress of an action should lead to it being struck out as a abuse of process. The judgment contains a detailed consideration of the principle...