ABSTRACT
Timothy walks into the office having just been entrusted to file a request for the issue of an originating application in the local County Court under Order 24 (summary proceedings for the recovery of land). Timothy does rather enjoy the part (small though it may be-and we will not reproduce here his drafting of the affidavit in support) he is occasionally allowed to play in the eviction of squatters. Timothy has rather strongly-coloured views on lager louts, gypsies, social security scroungers and anyone else who would not be admitted to his favourite wine bar. It is fair perhaps to note in passing, that the present target of Order 24 is short haired, the legitimate husband of a legitimate wife with 2.5 legitimate children, a highly skilled (though redundant) computer programmer and the victim of a vast negative equity in a once proudly owned home.
