Promontoria (Chesnut) Ltd v Mark Adrian Grosvenor Lloyd Steeds & Anor
The judge’s conduct did not amount to unfairness or apparent bias; the application for specific disclosure was properly dismissed as the documents sought were not relevant documents of title and the party’s disclosure statement was conclusive.
- Parties
- Claimant/respondent: Promontoria (Chestnut) Limited; Defendant/appellant: Mark Adrian Grosvenor Lloyd Steeds; Defendant/appellant: Hazel Rosemary Steeds
- Jurisdiction
- England and Wales
- Judgment Date
- 25 March 2020
- Procedural Posture
- Civil Appeal / Renewed Application for Permission to Appeal Case Management Decision
- Outcome
- application dismissed
- Legal Topics
- Specific Disclosure, Case Management, Judicial Conduct, Assignment of Loans
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Parties
Promontoria (Chestnut) Limited
Claimant/respondent
Mark Adrian Grosvenor Lloyd Steeds
Defendant/appellant
Hazel Rosemary Steeds
Defendant/appellant
Procedural Posture
Civil Appeal / Renewed Application for Permission to Appeal Case Management Decision
Legal Issues
- 1 Whether the hearing before Judge Gregory was unfair or displayed apparent bias
- 2 Whether the judge was wrong to dismiss the application for specific disclosure of the novation agreement and related documents
Ratio Decidendi
The judge’s conduct did not amount to unfairness or apparent bias; the application for specific disclosure was properly dismissed as the documents sought were not relevant documents of title and the party’s disclosure statement was conclusive.
Court Disposition
application dismissed
Orders
- renewed application for permission to appeal is dismissed
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