B2/2002/0491 
Neutral Citation Number: [2002] EWCA Civ 544
IN THE SUPREME COURT OF JUDICATURE 
CIVIL DIVISION 
ON APPEAL FROM STAINES COUNTY COURT
(His Honour Judge Parry)

The Royal Courts of Justice
The Strand
London

Friday 19 April 2002 
Before:

LADY JUSTICE ARDEN 

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Between: 
LONDON BOROUGH OF HOUNSLOW
Claimant/Respondent 
and: 
MARTIN-SAMOS 
Defendant/Applicant 

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The Applicant did not appear and was not represented

The Respondent did not appear and was not represented
 
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JUDGMENT
Friday 19 April 2002
1.	LADY JUSTICE ARDEN: This is Mr Martin-Samos' application for permission to appeal. The matter has been listed for today and Mr Martin-Samos was given notice of this date for this hearing. However, he has not appeared and the court has waited for 15 minutes to see whether he was perhaps delayed. Unfortunately he has not appeared. 
2.	What I propose to do in those circumstances is to stand the matter out for a date to be fixed within the next 14 days and direct that he should be given notice of a further hearing. But on that occasion he should make every endeavour to be here. Alternatively, if there is some reason why he simply cannot be here he must communicate with the listing office in advance of the hearing to let the court know. It may very well be that court will simply have to proceed with his application if he is not here at the appointed time on the next occasion.
ORDER: Application adjourned. Transcript of this judgment to be sent to the applicant at public expense.
(Order not part of approved judgment)