THE CADLE CO. v. HEARLEY

[2002] 1 Lloyd's Rep. 143

QUEEN’S BENCH DIVISION(BRISTOL MERCANTILE COURT)

Before His Honour Judge Havelock-Allan, Q.C.

Practice - Judgment debt - Statute barred - Acknowledgment - Judgments obtained in Arizona against defendants - Judgment debt statute barred in England - Whether letters written on behalf of defendant admissible - Whether contents of letters sufficient for limitation purposes to constitute an acknowledgment - Whether letters privileged