THE JUDGE SHOULD HAVE GRANTED AN ADJOURNMENT OF THE TRIAL: STRIKING OUT OF THE ACTION WHEN CLAIMANT DID NOT ATTEND THE PTR OVERTURNED ON APPEAL

The judgment of Mrs Justice Hill in Attaei v Alsharif & Ors [2024] EWHC 2972 (KB) is the second case this month where an appeal has been allowed against a refusal to grant an adjournment. In this case, however, the claimant had applied for an adjournment but the action had been struck out when h...