Tchenguiz v Director of the Serious Fraud Office & Anor

Tchenguiz v Director of the Serious Fraud Office & Anor

The appellant is permitted to rely only on paragraphs 28 to 49 of the supplementary skeleton argument, as these assist in identifying relevant arguments, but the remainder is excluded due to gross non-compliance with procedural rules. The appellant will not be permitted to recover costs for either skeleton argument regardless of the appeal's outcome.

Parties
Appellant/claimant: Robert Tchenguiz; Respondent/defendant: Director of the Serious Fraud Office; Intervening Party: HM Procureur for Guernsey; Intervening Party: Rawlinson and Hunter Trustees S. A.
Jurisdiction
England and Wales
Judgment Date
13 October 2014
Procedural Posture
Civil Appeal / Application During Appeal Hearing
Outcome
Application partially allowed
Legal Topics
Skeleton Arguments, Compliance With Court Rules, Costs
Civil Procedure Skeleton Arguments Compliance With Court Rules Costs

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Parties

Robert Tchenguiz

Appellant/claimant

Director of the Serious Fraud Office

Respondent/defendant

HM Procureur for Guernsey

Intervening Party

Rawlinson and Hunter Trustees S. A.

Intervening Party

Procedural Posture

Civil Appeal / Application During Appeal Hearing

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether the appellant should be permitted to rely on a supplementary skeleton argument exceeding prescribed length
  2. 2 Whether non-compliance with skeleton argument rules affects costs recovery

Ratio Decidendi

The appellant is permitted to rely only on paragraphs 28 to 49 of the supplementary skeleton argument, as these assist in identifying relevant arguments, but the remainder is excluded due to gross non-compliance with procedural rules. The appellant will not be permitted to recover costs for either skeleton argument regardless of the appeal's outcome.

Court Disposition

Application partially allowed

Orders

  • Appellant permitted to rely on paragraphs 28 to 49 of the supplementary skeleton argument only
  • Appellant not permitted to recover costs of either skeleton argument