Ashleigh-Nicholson v Staffordshire Police & Anor [2002] EWCA Civ 995 (2 July 2002)

Ashleigh-Nicholson v Staffordshire Police & Anor [2002] EWCA Civ 995 (2 July 2002)

The application is dismissed because the applicant failed to appear and there is no real prospect of overturning the Recorder's central findings of fact, which were made applying the correct legal principles.

Citation
[2002] EWCA Civ 995
Parties
Claimant/applicant: Charles Ashleigh-Nicholson; Defendant/respondent: Chief Constable of Staffordshire Police; Defendant/respondent: Chief Constable of West Midlands Police
Jurisdiction
England and Wales
Judgment Date
02 July 2002
Procedural Posture
Civil Appeal / Appeal From High Court (birmingham County Court) to Court of Appeal
Outcome
Application refused
Legal Topics
Appeal, Findings of Fact, Dismissal for Non Appearance
Civil Procedure Appeal Findings of Fact Dismissal for Non Appearance

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Parties

Charles Ashleigh-Nicholson

Claimant/applicant

Chief Constable of Staffordshire Police

Defendant/respondent

Chief Constable of West Midlands Police

Defendant/respondent

Procedural Posture

Civil Appeal / Appeal From High Court (birmingham County Court) to Court of Appeal

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether the applicant has a real prospect of overturning the Recorder's central findings of fact
  2. 2 Whether the application should be dismissed for non-appearance

Ratio Decidendi

The application is dismissed because the applicant failed to appear and there is no real prospect of overturning the Recorder's central findings of fact, which were made applying the correct legal principles.

Court Disposition

Application refused

Orders

  • Application dismissed for non-appearance and lack of merit