United Kingdom summary judgment strike outpleadingsindemnity costs

Nekoti Ltd v Univilla Ltd

[2016] EWHC 556 (Ch)

JurisdictionUnited Kingdom

CourtHigh Court of Justice (Chancery Division)

Year2016

StatusPersuasive authority

Key Principle

A statement of case may be struck out, with indemnity costs, where it is vague, incoherent and 'endlessly mutable', having been repeatedly recast to meet difficulties identified by the defendant so that the real case against the defendant cannot be discerned.

Area of Law

General

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