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Hayden v Charlton

[2010] EWHC 3144 (QB)
JurisdictionUnited Kingdom
CourtHigh Court (Queen's Bench Division)
Year2010
StatusPersuasive authority

Key Principle

Persistent failure by a claimant to comply with case-management timetables and court orders in a libel action, including failing to notify the defendants of a variation order, can justify striking out the claim, and the status of the parties as litigants in person does not excuse such non-compliance.

Area of Law

General

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