Steven Lord Lloyd-Bagrationi & Anor, Re
The application was an abuse of process as it was identical to previous applications, made to different courts without disclosure of prior proceedings, and no new evidence was provided. The application disclosed no reasonable grounds and was totally without merit.
- Parties
- Applicant: Steven Lord Lloyd-Bagrationi; Applicant: Gillian Mary Smith-Moorhouse
- Jurisdiction
- England and Wales
- Judgment Date
- 11 September 2024
- Procedural Posture
- Family / Application for Declaration of Parentage; Ruling on Strike Out
- Outcome
- application struck out as totally without merit
- Legal Topics
- Declaration of Parentage, Abuse of Process, Civil Restraint Order, Jurisdiction
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Parties
Steven Lord Lloyd-Bagrationi
Applicant
Gillian Mary Smith-Moorhouse
Applicant
Procedural Posture
Family / Application for Declaration of Parentage; Ruling on Strike Out
Legal Issues
- 1 Whether the application for declaration of parentage should be struck out as an abuse of process
- 2 Whether the application discloses reasonable grounds for bringing the claim
- 3 Whether a civil restraint order should be made
Ratio Decidendi
The application was an abuse of process as it was identical to previous applications, made to different courts without disclosure of prior proceedings, and no new evidence was provided. The application disclosed no reasonable grounds and was totally without merit.
Court Disposition
application struck out as totally without merit
Orders
- Application struck out
- Application certified as totally without merit
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