“…mmary judgment on the issue of serious harm pursuant to CPR Part 24 but such applications risk wasting costs (see Ames v Spamhaus Project Ltd [2015] EWHC 1417, [2015] 1 WLR 3409) and are rare. The defendants made no such application in this case.…”
“…Further, the origin of the term “no consequence” seems to be my judgment in Ames v Spamhaus Project Ltd [2015] EWHC 127 (QB), [2015] 1 WLR 3409, a case cited by the judge in her summary of the relevant legal principles. In Ames, the concept of people whose opinion was “of no consequence to the claimant…”
“…ould only conclude that continued litigation would be abusive where a way cannot be found to adjudicate the claim proportionately: Ames v Spamhaus Project Ltd. [2015] 1 WLR 3409 [33]-[36] per Warby J citing Sullivan v Bristol Film Studios Ltd. [2012] EMLR 27 [29] to [32] per Lewison LJ.…”