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Tchenguiz v Grant Thornton UK LLP

[2015] EWHC 405 (Comm)
JurisdictionUnited Kingdom
CourtHigh Court of Justice, Queen's Bench Division (Commercial Court)
Year2015
StatusPersuasive authority

Key Principle

Statements of case must be concise, pleading only the material facts necessary to formulate a cause of action or defence (not background, evidence, argument or rhetoric), and the court may strike out prolix pleadings that flagrantly breach this requirement and impose costs sanctions.

Area of Law

General

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