UK HIGHWAYS A55 LTD AND OTHERS v HYDER CONSULTING (UK) LTD AND ANOTHER

[2013] BLR 95

QUEEN'S BENCH DIVISION(TECHNOLOGY AND CONSTRUCTION COURT)

Before Mr Justice EDWARDS-STUART

CPR Part 7.4 – Service of particulars of claim required within 14 days of service of claim form – Failure to serve pleadings within that period – Parties agreeing to various stays over two-year period – Dispute not resolved – particulars of claim served out of time. – Defendants' application for summary judgment – Strike out of particulars of claim based on failure to serve within time. – Extension of time – Application by claimant retrospectively – Whether time should be extended – Whether particulars of claim should be struck out.