Liddle v Atha & Co Solicitors

Subject Matter

LIMITATION OF ACTION — Period of limitation — Bringing of action — Claim form received by court within limitation period — Value of claim misstated in claim form to avoid paying higher court fee — Claim form not issued until after expiry of limitation period — Effect of failure to pay appropriate fee — Whether claim “brought” within limitation period — Limitation Act 1980 (c 58), s 2 — CPR Practice Direction 7A, para 5.1

[2018] EWHC 1751 (QB); [2018] 1 WLR 4953; [2018] WLR(D) 422, QBD

PRACTICE — Pleadings — Striking out — Abuse of process — Value of claim misstated in claim form to avoid paying higher court fee — Whether abuse of process — Whether abuse affecting date when claim “brought” for limitation purposes — Limitation Act 1980 (c 58), s 2 — CPR Practice Direction 7A, para 5.1

[2018] EWHC 1751 (QB); [2018] 1 WLR 4953; [2018] WLR(D) 422, QBD

Commentary

Blackstones Civil Practice 2023
Date a Claim is Brought 10.7

Issuing a Claim Form 12.3

Abuse of Process - General examples of abuse of process 33.13