Hunters Investments Limited v Crill and Ors 17-May-2021 [2021] JRC 139 (17 May 2021)
The court declined to order a preliminary hearing to assess the validity of the proposed summary judgment application, holding that the Royal Court Rules do not provide for such a two-stage process and that adding such a layer would be regressive, duplicative, and contrary to established case management principles.
- Citation
- [2021] JRC 139
- Parties
- Plaintiff: Hunter Investment Limited; First Defendant: Sanne Holdings Limited; Defendants: Second to Fifth Defendants
- Jurisdiction
- Jersey
- Judgment Date
- 17 May 2021
- Procedural Posture
- Civil / Directions Hearing on Procedural Applications
- Outcome
- preliminary hearing declined
- Legal Topics
- Summary Judgment, Case Management, Preliminary Hearings, Costs
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Parties
Hunter Investment Limited
Plaintiff
Sanne Holdings Limited
First Defendant
Second to Fifth Defendants
Defendants
Procedural Posture
Civil / Directions Hearing on Procedural Applications
Legal Issues
- 1 Whether a preliminary hearing should be ordered to assess the validity of a proposed summary judgment application under the Royal Court Rules 2004
Ratio Decidendi
The court declined to order a preliminary hearing to assess the validity of the proposed summary judgment application, holding that the Royal Court Rules do not provide for such a two-stage process and that adding such a layer would be regressive, duplicative, and contrary to established case management principles.
Court Disposition
preliminary hearing declined
Orders
- No preliminary hearing to be held before summary judgment application.
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