Read the full judgment text of CACV 000105/2003 on BabelCite. This Court of Appeal judgment.
1. By a Writ dated 30 January 2002, the Plaintiff instituted proceedings against the Defendant on a claim based on malicious prosecution. The Defence was served on 11 February 2002, with the Reply served on 23 February 2002. The action seems then to have become dormant until the Plaintiff issued a Summons for Directions on 11 January 2003. On 25 January 2003, the Defendant applied by summons to strike out the Statement of Claim, seeking as well a dismissal of the action. The grounds for stri