Previously I reported a legal case relevant to Pimlico, Property, and Flats about one of the most contentious property estates in the country – Pimlico’s Dolphin Square.
Dolphin Square, Pimlico (Westminster London SW1)
I gave a full description of the law case about Dolphin Square which is a massive central London complex of 1250 luxury flats. that is home to dozens of MPs, peers, judges, lawyers, QCs and senior military officers, and where Oswald Mosley, Harold Wilson, Christine Keeler, Charles de Gaulle, CP Snow, Donald Campbell, and Princess Anne once lived.
The High Court has ruled on the case of Westbrook Dolphin Square Limited v. Friends Provident Life and Pensions Limited.
Mr. Justice Arnold struck out the claim. He decided that the principle of finality of litigation, that the claim amounted to an abuse of process, and a person should not be vexed twice. Whilst withdrawing the Notice was acceptable Westbrook should not have discontinued the claim and then looked to in effect bring a second claim on substantially the same facts. They should have pursued the Court claim and had that adjudicated upon and at that stage, if they had been successful, they could have withdrawn the Notice.
It also seems likely that the Judge viewed this case as a Corporation with deep pockets abusing the due process of law to further it’s own ends.
