Mahajan v London Borough of Barnet & Anor [2003] EWCA Civ 758 (02 June 2003)

Mahajan v London Borough of Barnet & Anor [2003] EWCA Civ 758 (02 June 2003)

The application for adjournment was granted to ensure fairness to the applicant, but the court insisted the hearing must proceed before the end of June to avoid undue delay.

Citation
[2003] EWCA Civ 758
Parties
Claimant/applicant: Ashok Mahajan; Defendant/respondent: London Borough of Barnet; Defendant/respondent: Steve Langley
Jurisdiction
England and Wales
Judgment Date
02 June 2003
Procedural Posture
Defamation Action / Application for Adjournment of Permission to Appeal Hearing
Outcome
Application for adjournment granted
Legal Topics
Adjournment, Permission to Appeal, Litigants in Person
Civil Procedure Defamation Adjournment Permission to Appeal Litigants in Person

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Parties

Ashok Mahajan

Claimant/applicant

London Borough of Barnet

Defendant/respondent

Steve Langley

Defendant/respondent

Procedural Posture

Defamation Action / Application for Adjournment of Permission to Appeal Hearing

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether the applicant should be granted an adjournment for the hearing of his application for permission to appeal

Ratio Decidendi

The application for adjournment was granted to ensure fairness to the applicant, but the court insisted the hearing must proceed before the end of June to avoid undue delay.

Court Disposition

Application for adjournment granted

Orders

  • Case taken out of the list for 5th June and refixed for hearing on 27th June
  • Transcript of judgment to be made available to the judge conducting the hearing on 27th June