Dismissal of proceedings for non-compliance with court directions is a last resort and requires consideration of alternative case management orders such as setting the matter down for hearing or making guillotine orders. Where a plaintiff is personally blameless for solicitor-caused delay, the proceedings would be statute-barred if dismissed, and there is no actual prejudice to the defendant beyond that curable by costs, dismissal is unreasonable and plainly unjust. Incompleteness of particulars in ongoing personal injury litigation does not equate to inadequacy for the purposes of UCPR Part 15.
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