“…This court upheld Mr Justice Moore-Bick’s exercise of discretion. Despite dicta in Abraham v Thompson [1997] 4 All ER 362, a claimant does not have an unfettered right to pursue a claim to judgment, subject only to considerations of abuse of process, on a timetable of its own choo…”
“…Mr Hunter QC relied in this context on passages in the judgment of Potter LJ in Abraham v Thompson [1997] 4 All ER 362 at 374e to 375b, and in particular his statements that an individual (who is not under a disability, a bankrupt or a vexatious litigant) is entitled to untramm…”