Pumperninks Of Piccadilly Ltd v Land Securities Plc [2001] EWCA Civ 1772 (19 November 2001)

Pumperninks Of Piccadilly Ltd v Land Securities Plc [2001] EWCA Civ 1772 (19 November 2001)

Both applications were granted because justice and good sense required the correct parties to be before the court and, despite the standard criteria for expedition not being met, the circumstances were sufficiently unusual to justify an expedited hearing to avoid substantial financial loss to the respondent.

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Citation
[2001] EWCA Civ 1772
Parties
Claimant/applicant: Pumperninks of Piccadilly Limited; Defendant/respondent: Land Securities PLC; Proposed Respondent: Shaftesbury (Piccadilly) (No 1) Ltd; Proposed Respondent: Shaftesbury (Piccadilly) (No 2) Ltd
Jurisdiction
England and Wales
Judgment Date
19 November 2001
Procedural Posture
Civil Appeal / Interlocutory Applications Before Appeal Hearing
Outcome
Both applications granted
Legal Topics
Joinder of Parties, Expedition of Appeals, Landlord and Tenant Act 1954
Landlord and Tenant Civil Procedure Joinder of Parties Expedition of Appeals Landlord and Tenant Act 1954

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Parties

Pumperninks of Piccadilly Limited

Claimant/applicant

Land Securities PLC

Defendant/respondent

Shaftesbury (Piccadilly) (No 1) Ltd

Proposed Respondent

Shaftesbury (Piccadilly) (No 2) Ltd

Proposed Respondent

Procedural Posture

Civil Appeal / Interlocutory Applications Before Appeal Hearing

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether to permit joinder of additional respondents to the appeal
  2. 2 Whether to grant expedition of the appeal hearing

Ratio Decidendi

Both applications were granted because justice and good sense required the correct parties to be before the court and, despite the standard criteria for expedition not being met, the circumstances were sufficiently unusual to justify an expedited hearing to avoid substantial financial loss to the respondent.

Court Disposition

Both applications granted

Orders

  • Permission to join two respondents granted
  • Application for expedition granted