HM Attorney General v Foden
The defendant has become a compulsive litigant whose persistent and meritless litigation is clearly vexatious, justifying the making of a Civil Proceedings Order without limit of time under section 42 of the Supreme Court Act 1981.
- Parties
- Claimant: Her Majesty's Attorney General; Defendant: Veronica Beryl Foden
- Jurisdiction
- England and Wales
- Judgment Date
- 07 April 2005
- Procedural Posture
- Application for Civil Proceedings Order / Final Judgment
- Outcome
- Civil Proceedings Order granted without limit of time
- Legal Topics
- Vexatious Litigation, Civil Proceedings Order, Section 42 Supreme Court Act 1981
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Parties
Her Majesty's Attorney General
Claimant
Veronica Beryl Foden
Defendant
Procedural Posture
Application for Civil Proceedings Order / Final Judgment
Legal Issues
- 1 Whether the defendant has habitually and persistently instituted vexatious civil proceedings without reasonable ground under section 42 of the Supreme Court Act 1981
- 2 Whether a Civil Proceedings Order should be made against the defendant
Ratio Decidendi
The defendant has become a compulsive litigant whose persistent and meritless litigation is clearly vexatious, justifying the making of a Civil Proceedings Order without limit of time under section 42 of the Supreme Court Act 1981.
Court Disposition
Civil Proceedings Order granted without limit of time
Orders
- A Civil Proceedings Order is made against Veronica Beryl Foden pursuant to section 42 of the Supreme Court Act 1981, without limit of time.
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