Failure to allow unconditional adjournment for party given inadequate notice of strike out was reasonable exercise of judicial discretion (Court of Appeal)

In Serene Construction Ltd v Barclays Bank plc [2016] EWCA Civ 1379, the court considered the respondent claimant's appeal of a summary judgment granted in the defendant bank's favour. The appeal (under the previous CPR 52.11(3)(b) now CPR 52.21(3)(b)) related to the judge's refusal to grant the claimant an unconditional adjournment of the summary judgment hearing when it had not received 14 days' notice of the hearing (as required under CPR 24.4(3)(a)).