Stegers v Donne Mileham & Haddock [2001] EWCA Civ 1587 (23 October 2001)

Stegers v Donne Mileham & Haddock [2001] EWCA Civ 1587 (23 October 2001)

Permission to appeal out of time was refused because the application was inexcusably late, the Human Rights Act 1998 does not extend time for appeals, and the proposed appeal did not raise any real or important point of legal principle.

Citation
[2001] EWCA Civ 1587
Parties
Applicant/claimant: Johannes Willem Stegers; Respondent/defendant: Donne Mileham & Haddock
Jurisdiction
England and Wales
Judgment Date
23 October 2001
Procedural Posture
Civil Appeal / Application for Permission to Appeal Out of Time
Outcome
Permission to appeal out of time refused
Legal Topics
Extension of Time for Appeal, Second Appeals, Human Rights Act 1998, Judicial Review, Solicitor Negligence
Civil Procedure Extension of Time for Appeal Second Appeals Human Rights Act 1998 Judicial Review Solicitor Negligence

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Parties

Johannes Willem Stegers

Applicant/claimant

Donne Mileham & Haddock

Respondent/defendant

Procedural Posture

Civil Appeal / Application for Permission to Appeal Out of Time

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether permission to appeal out of time should be granted
  2. 2 Whether the Human Rights Act 1998 extends the time for appeal
  3. 3 Whether the proposed appeal raises a real and important point of legal principle

Ratio Decidendi

Permission to appeal out of time was refused because the application was inexcusably late, the Human Rights Act 1998 does not extend time for appeals, and the proposed appeal did not raise any real or important point of legal principle.

Court Disposition

Permission to appeal out of time refused