Raja v Van Hoogstraten & Ors

The applications for permission to appeal are adjourned to ensure the appellant has adequate notice and opportunity to be heard, avoiding unnecessary procedural challenges and delays.

Parties: Claimant/respondent: Raja (representing the interests of the Estate of the late Mohammed Sabir Raja); First Defendant/appellant: Nicholas Van Hoogstraten
Jurisdiction: England and Wales
Judgment Date: 23 September 2005
Procedural Posture: Civil Appeal / Application for Permission to Appeal
Outcome: applications adjourned
Legal Topics: Adjournment, Notice of Hearing, Permission to Appeal

Civil Procedure Adjournment Notice of Hearing Permission to Appeal

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Parties

Raja (representing the interests of the Estate of the late Mohammed Sabir Raja)

Claimant/respondent

Nicholas Van Hoogstraten

First Defendant/appellant

Procedural Posture

Civil Appeal / Application for Permission to Appeal

Legal Issues

1 Whether the applications for permission to appeal should proceed in the absence of the appellant
2 Whether adequate notice of the hearing was given to the appellant
3 Whether the applications should be heard during the court vacation

Ratio Decidendi

The applications for permission to appeal are adjourned to ensure the appellant has adequate notice and opportunity to be heard, avoiding unnecessary procedural challenges and delays.

Court Disposition

applications adjourned

Orders

Applications adjourned to 11th October 2005
Transcript to be prepared at public expense and sent to first defendant