Lomax v Lomax

Subject Matter

PRACTICE — Case management — Directions — Party to family inheritance proceedings governed by CPR seeking directions for early neutral evaluation hearing without consent of other party — Whether jurisdiction to order non-consensual early neutral evaluation — CPR r 3.1(2)(m)

[2019] EWHC 1267 (Fam); [2020] 1 FLR 30; [2019] WLR (D) 328, Fam D

HIGH COURT — Jurisdiction — Setting aside previous decision — Judge making case management decision without having been referred to all relevant guidance and authorities — Uncertainty as to whether order giving effect to decision perfected — Whether judge entitled to revisit decision and set aside order — CPR r 3.1(7)

[2019] EWHC 1267 (Fam); [2020] 1 FLR 30; [2019] WLR (D) 328, Fam D

PRACTICE — Case management — Directions — Court’s power to order early neutral evaluation hearing — Whether exercisable without consent of parties — CPR r 3.1(2)(m)

[2019] EWCA Civ 1467; [2019] 1 WLR 6527; [2019] WLR(D) 490, CA

Appellate History

Commentary

Litigation Futures
Court “does not need consent of all parties” to order ENE Case news

Transparency Project
Lomax v Lomax – must parties consent to Early Neutral Evaluation process? Case comment

Blackstones Civil Practice 2023
Stay to Allow for Settlement - Judicial early neutral evaluation 42.64

Non-adjudicative ADR - Early neutral evaluation 73.16

Relationship between the Courts and ADR - ADR and active case management 73.22