Dismissal for Want of Prosecution in UK Law

  • Allen v Sir Alfred McAlpine & Sons Ltd
    • Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
    • 11 January 1968
    ... ... We struck out those cases for want of prosecution. This meant that the injured ... Delay which justifies dismissal of an action for want of prosecution, as distinct ... ...
  • Walkley v Precision Forgings Ltd
    • House of Lords
    • 17 May 1979
    ... ... first writ would have been struck out for want of prosecution, under the principle laid down in ... case which is concerned not with the dismissal of an action when the limitation period has not ... ...
  • Biss v Lambeth, Southwark and Lewisham Area Health Authority (Teaching)
    • Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
    • 15 November 1977
    ... ... , they would apply to dismiss the case for want of prosecution. On 28th February, 1977 they wrote ... rival approaches to these cases about dismissal for want of prosecution. One approach was on the ... ...
  • Nasser v United Bank of Kuwait
    • Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
    • 21 December 2001
    ... ... 1999, whereby he struck out her claim for want of prosecution pursuant to Part 3.4 of the ... has to deal with an application for dismissal for want of prosecution. As he put it (at p 1934 ... ...
  • Woodhouse v Consignia Plc; Steliou v Compton
    • Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
    • 07 March 2002
    ... ... same as for an application to strike out for want of prosecution (ie inordinate delay) as stated in ... under the old rules in relation to the dismissal of an action for want of prosecution, leading in ... ...
  • Birkett v James
    • House of Lords
    • 25 May 1977
    ... ... who had dismissed the plaintiff's action for want of prosecution before the expiry of the six year ... [1967] 1 W.L.R. 706 ... 6 The dismissal of those actions was upheld and shortly after, in ... ...
  • Family Housing Association (Manchester) Ltd v Michael Hyde and Partners
    • Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
    • 15 December 1992
    ... ... application that the action be dismissed for want of prosecution ... 2 The ... delay in order to secure the dismissal of the action for want of prosecution (see ... ...
  • Scherer v Counting Instruments Ltd (Note)
    • Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
    • 28 July 1977
    ... ... he declined to dismiss the actions for want of prosecution but ordered that the plaintiffs, ... serve the notices of motionfor the dismissal of the two actions until November 1976. On 3rd ... ...
  • Horton v Sadler and another
    • House of Lords
    • 14 June 2006
    ... ... , in particular Walkley, compelled the dismissal of that appeal, which took place without argument ... a summons would be issued to dismiss it for want of prosecution. No further steps in the action ... ...
  • Bremer Vulkan Schiffbau und Maschinenfabrik v South India Shipping Corporation Ltd
    • House of Lords
    • 22 January 1981
    ... ... has power to dismiss South India's claim for want of prosecution. The case was tried on affidavit, ... of his intention to apply for the dismissal of the action if the plaintiff did not take that ... ...
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