The Patents Court granted expedition of RAND trial issues, directing the trial to the earliest possible time in Michaelmas term because of foreign injunction risk.
Expedition was refused because the prejudice and practical difficulties to the defendant, the complexity and factual sensitivity of the issues, the lack of certainty that expedition would benefit the claimant, and the impact on the administration of justice outweighed the claimant's reasons for urgency. The case will proceed in the normal course.
The court dismissed the application for an interim injunction because damages would be an adequate remedy for Shift and Corja if they succeed on the Warrant Claim, and the cross-undertaking in damages offered by Shift and Corja is inadequate due to lack of assets. There is a serious issue to be tried on the Warrant Claim, but the balance of convenience also favours Yodel, as the injunction would be over-intrusive and impede necessary transformation of the business. Permission is granted for Corja to amend to bring the Warrant Claim, and the trial of the Warrant Claim is to be expedited and tr…
The High Court lifted the automatic suspension in a defence procurement challenge, finding damages inadequate for the claimant but the balance of convenience favoured implementation.
The court directed that the trial be expedited to start on 3rd November, finding that an earlier date was not feasible due to substantive and procedural concerns, including the need to address proportionality and delay arguments regarding injunctive relief.
Yodel Delivery Network Ltd v Corlett & Ors [2025] EWHC 1435 (Ch) (11 June 2025)
The court refused an interim injunction to halt Yodel’s transformation, held there was a serious issue on the warrant dispute, and allowed Corja’s amendment.
The High Court lifted an automatic suspension in a procurement challenge over a £46 million community healthcare equipment contract and refused expedition.
Automatic suspension under public contracts regulations 2015