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High Court allows an appeal against the Circuit Court's dismissal of a personal injury claim due to inordinate and inexcusable delay in prosecution. The High Court acknowledged the delay since November 2020 but found that the defendant, now in voluntary liquidation, failed to substantiate claims of prejudice that would justify dismissal of the case. The court emphasised the defendant's inability to demonstrate tangible injustice or significant prejudice from the continuation of the proceedings. The original decision of the Circuit Court to dismiss the claim has been set aside, with the case to be remitted to the Circuit Court for further proceedings.
High Court, personal injury, appeal, inordinate delay, inexcusable delay, voluntary liquidation, prejudice, balance of justice, Primor principles, Companies Act 2014, s.678, discovery motion, case management, Legal Services Regulation Act 2015, costs, Circuit Court, voluntary discovery, post-accident medical records, indemnity & contribution, defence delivery, witness availability, memory dimming, case progression, s.37 Courts of Justice Act 1936.
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