Caizley v Willis Developments Ltd

[2002] EWCA Civ 596

Case details

Case citations
[2002] EWCA Civ 596
Court
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
Judgment date
26 March 2002
Judgment text

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Subjects
Civil procedure Appellate procedure Costs
Keywords
application to amend appellant’s notice permission to amend detailed assessment costs civil legal aid
Outcome
application dismissed
Judicial consideration

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Summary

The Court of Appeal dismissed an application for permission to amend an appellant’s notice. The judgment records no substantive legal reasoning or determination of the underlying appeal.

Factual background

The appellant applied to the Court of Appeal for permission to amend the appellant’s notice. The application notice was dated 22 February 2002. No lower-court decision or substantive issue in the underlying appeal is stated. The issue before the court was whether the application should be granted.

Held

  1. The Court of Appeal dismissed the appellant’s application notice dated 22 February 2002. The judgment contains no reasons addressing the merits of the proposed amendment or the underlying appeal.
  2. There was no order for the costs of the appeal or of the application.
  3. The claimant/respondent’s costs of the appeal were directed to be subject to detailed assessment pursuant to Regulation 107 A of the Civil Legal Aid General Regulations 1989. The schedules were attached to the order and did not need to be read.

Order: application dismissed.

The court’s approach to earlier authorities

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Appellate history

  1. Court of Appeal (Civil Division): the application for permission to amend the appellant’s notice was dismissed. No earlier decision is stated in the judgment.

Lower court decision

Judgment appealed:
Not stated in the judgment
Outcome:
application dismissed

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