[2024] EWHC 2329 (TCC)

This is an application by the Defendant for summary judgment and/or to strike out the claims against it. The application is made by application notice dated 20 February 2024 on the five grounds set out in the schedule to the notice. There is also a cross-application by the Claimant by notice dated 12 June 2024 to amend its Particulars of Claim.

The applications were argued over two days, with Alex Charlton KC representing the Defendant and Benjamin Pilling KC, leading Gideon Shirazi, representing the Claimant. I am grateful for their clear and helpful written and oral submissions. The Defendant’s application was supported by statements from Sian Dyer. The Claimant relied on witness statements from Martin Graves, Martin Walsh and Karen Berry.