Civil restraint order explained

In the law of England and Wales, a civil restraint order (CRO) is a court order intended to prevent vexatious litigation.Courts have the means of escalating the sanctions against a litigant who makes applications to the court that are "totally without merit":[1]

There are three types of CRO: limited, extended and general, with different scopes of application:[2]

Further applications totally without merit can lead to withdrawal of the right of appeal. Harassment of the court and court officials can lead to a penal prohibition notice, prohibiting the litigant from contacting or approaching the court without permission.[6]

HM Courts Service maintains a list of vexatious litigants.[7]

See also

References

  1. Civil Procedure Rules, Practice Direction to Pt.3 3CPD.2.1
  2. Web site: Civil restraint orders - Detailed guidance - GOV.UK. www.gov.uk. 1 October 2014. 2015-12-24.
  3. http://www.infotextmanuscripts.org/vexatiouslitigant/vex_lit_grepe.pdf Grepe v Loam (1887) 37 Ch.D 168
  4. Ebert v. Venvil . EWCA . Civ . 1999 . 3043 . 30 March 1999 . auto.
  5. Bhamjee v. Forsdick (No. 2) . EWCA . Civ . 2003 . 1113 . 25 July 2003 . auto.
  6. Book: O'Hare, J. . Browne, K. . Civil Litigation . 12th . 2005 . Sweet & Maxwell . London . 0-421-90690-1 . para 7.011 . true .
  7. Web site: List of vexatious litigants (England and Wales) . HM Courts Service . 2012-02-03 .