Section 3.4(2)

The court may strike out(GL) a statement of case if it appears to the court— (Rules 20.2 and 20.3 provide that counterclaims and other additional claims are treated as claims and that references to a claimant include a party bringing an additional claim.) that the statement of case discloses no reasonable grounds for bringing or defending the claim; that the statement of case is an abuse of the court’s process or is otherwise likely to obstruct the just disposal of the proceedings; ... that there has been a failure to comply with a rule, practice direction or court order ; or that, in the case of a claimant’s statement of case— the claim is strategic litigation against public participation, being a SLAPP claim within the meaning of section 195 of the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023; and the claimant has failed to show that it is more likely than not the claim would succeed at trial.

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Source: legislation.gov.uk · retrieved 2026-08-15