England and Wales Court of Appeal (Civil Division) Decisions

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF JUDICATURE
IN THE COURT OF APPEAL (CIVIL DIVISION)
ON APPEAL FROM THE QUEEN'S BENCH DIVISION
(ADMINISTRATIVE COURT)
(MR JUSTICE SULLIVAN)

		Royal Courts of Justice Strand London WC2 Wednesday 13 February 2002

1. THE DEPUTY MASTER: This is an application for permission to appeal, and for an extension of time within which to appeal, the order made by Mr Justice Sullivan on 10 October 2001. By his order, Mr Justice Sullivan dismissed the claimant's application to challenge an adverse planning decision by a Planning Inspector. The Inspector had dismissed the claimant's appeal against the council's refusal of his application to retain an agricultural worker's mobile home.
2. The claimant's solicitors filed their appellant's notice with the Civil Appeals Office on 6 November 2001 together with a bundle of documents in support of their application. However, the bundle did not include a skeleton argument. Two extensions of time were granted at the claimant's request to enable this to be done as the Civil Appeals Office was aware of the difficulties which the claimant's solicitors were having with the Legal Services Commission. The solicitors were informed on 21 January 2002 that the application would be listed for dismissal for failure to provide a skeleton argument. It is for that reason that the application is listed before me today.
3. Nothing further has been heard from the solicitors. In the circumstances, I will order that, unless within 14 days of the date of the seal on this order, they have remedied the defect in the bundle by providing a skeleton argument, this application shall be dismissed with costs without further order.