AZT v The Home Office

AZT v The Home Office

The Defendant's repeated failures to comply with disclosure obligations and court orders caused delay and additional costs, justifying an order for indemnity costs, but the threshold for a debarring order was not met as the Defendant had begun to engage with disclosure and a fair trial was still possible.

Parties
Claimant: AZT; Defendant: The Home Office
Jurisdiction
England and Wales
Judgment Date
04 January 2019
Procedural Posture
Civil / Interlocutory Application Ruling
Outcome
Application granted in part
Legal Topics
Disclosure, False Imprisonment, Indemnity Costs, Debarring Orders
Civil Procedure Human Rights Disclosure False Imprisonment Indemnity Costs Debarring Orders

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Parties

AZT

Claimant

The Home Office

Defendant

Procedural Posture

Civil / Interlocutory Application Ruling

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether the Defendant complied with disclosure obligations
  2. 2 Whether indemnity costs should be awarded
  3. 3 Whether a debarring order is appropriate

Ratio Decidendi

The Defendant's repeated failures to comply with disclosure obligations and court orders caused delay and additional costs, justifying an order for indemnity costs, but the threshold for a debarring order was not met as the Defendant had begun to engage with disclosure and a fair trial was still possible.

Court Disposition

Application granted in part

Orders

  • Defendant to pay Claimant's costs of and occasioned by the application on an indemnity basis
  • Disclosure timetable and parameters set as per agreed order