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Backgrounds facts

3. This matter was allocated to the Claimant's Legal Services department in August 2017,
following many complaints received from some of the Claimant’s employees and

residents living in the same block as the Defendant. The Claimant’s anti-social

behaviour team instructed our legal services to issue an application for an injunction
under the Anti- Social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Act 2014.

4. An ex-parte application was made and the Court made an interim injunction order
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against the Defendant on 09 August 2017. The matter was re-listed for a return
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hearing on 21 August 2017 but adjourned to 25 September 2017 where the
Defendant attended with his legal representative. The Defendant indicated that it

wished to defend the claim and some directions order was made.

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5. The parties were ordered to file their directions questionnaire by 23 October 2017,
however this deadline was overlooked by me and the Court made an order on 06 th

November 2017 asking the Claimant to file a completed directions questionnaire by
4pm on 17 November 2017. A copy of the Order can be found under exhibit LI1.
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6. On 17 November 2017 at 11;59, I sent an email to the Court on the following address:
enauiries@edmonton.countvcourt.asi.Qov.uk. with a copy of the Claimant’s directions

questionnaire. The Defendant’s solicitors were also copied in to this email. A copy of

this email is attached in exhibit LI2.

7. Just before filing the directions questionnaire with the Court, I contacted the

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Defendant's solicitors on 16 November 2017, Mr Emmanuel Onwusiri of VLS
Solicitors, with a suggested draft directions order. However, he responded by saying
that it was not necessary to agree directions in the proposed form. He was therefore

fully aware of the fact that I was about to file the Claimant’s directions questionnaire. A

copy of my email correspondence to Mr Onwusiri can be found in exhibit LI3.

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