Default Judgment - Application to set aside – Whether default judgment should
be set aside as of right – Whether defendant has a real prospect of successfully
defending the claim - Rules 13.2 and 13.3 CPR.
Application for Leave for Judicial Review – Application to strike out – Application by way of fixed date claim form – Whether fatal – Civil Procedure Rule, rules 26.3(1)(a), 56.3(1), 26.9(1), 26.9(3)
Road Traffic Act - Negligence - Motor vehicle collision at intersection of main road and minor road - Car turning across a main road unto minor road - Duty of turning driver - Duty of the motorcyclist on correct side of the road - Motorcyclist not wearing helmet - Contributory negligence
Costs - Discontinued claim – Discretion of Judge to depart from general rule – Factors to consider in making costs orders in discontinued claims – Recovery of costs by non-party – Civil Procedure Rules part 64 and rule 37.6.
Jurisdiction – Whether claim should be struck out on basis that no Fixed Date Claim, date or first hearing has been issued – Whether Claimants can bring matter in their personal capacity against the trade union – Whether permission of the union or court is required to bring action – Whether derivative action – Civil Procedure Rules, Part 27.