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Although a case may turn out at trial not to be really complicated, it does not follow that it should be decided without the fuller investigation into the facts at trial than is possible or permissibl
Although a case may turn out at trial not to be really complicated, it does not follow that it should be decided without the fuller investigation into the facts at trial than is possible or permissible on summary judgment. Thus the court should hesitate about making a final decision without a trial, even where there is no obvious conflict of fact at the time of the application, where reasonable grounds exist for believing that a fuller investigation into the facts of the case would add to or alter the evidence available to a trial judge and so affect the outcome of the case: Doncaster Pharmaceuticals Group Ltd v Bolton Pharmaceutical Co 100 Ltd [2007] FSR 63;
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- The hearing took place on 30 July 2025. I heard Mr Tim Brown of counsel for the Appellant and Mr Sam Way of counsel for the Respondents. With the consent of the parties, the form of the hearing was a
- the background to the appeal
- case management history
- the issue at the hearing
- the law
- Relevant case law on the application of Rule 8(3)(c) of the Tribunal Rules
- Although the summary in Fairford Group Plc is very helpful, we prefer to apply the more detailed statement of principles in respect of application for summary judgment set out by Lewison J, as he then
- In reaching its conclusion the court must not conduct a 'mini-trial': Swain v Hillman This does not mean that the court must take at face value and without analysis everything that a claimant says in his statements before the court. In some cases it
- However, in reaching its conclusion the court must take into account not only the evidence actually placed before it on the application for summary judgment, but also the evidence that can reasonably
- Although a case may turn out at trial not to be really complicated, it does not follow that it should be decided without the fuller investigation into the facts at trial than is possible or permissibl
- On the other hand it is not uncommon for an application under Part 24 to give rise to a short point of law or construction and, if the court is satisfied that it has before it all the evidence necessa
- Other relevant case law
- discussion
- What did the Respondents decide?
- The parties’ submissions
- Conclusion
- What issues does the FTT have the jurisdiction to decide?
- Conclusions