“…Mr Westaway referred to earlier cases such as Davey v Aylesbury Vale District Council [2007] EWCA Civ 1166 which emphasised the need for costs to be kept to a minimum at the permission stage. However, Davey predated the changes to the CPR introduced in 2013 to empha…”
“… hearing, but simply wait and see if permission is granted and, if it is, then and only then deploy a full defence (R (Davey) v Aylesbury Vale District Council [2007] EWCA Civ 1166; [2008] 1 WLR 878 at [12]-[13] per Sedley LJ). Thus, paragraphs 8.5 and 8.6 of CPR PD 54A provide that:…”