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Fay v Chief Constable of Bedfordshire | 
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| Issue:  | 
Whether a claim for the return of a large sum of money that had been seized by the police should have been struck out, the claimant having taken no step in the litigation for 8 years | 
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| Court:  | 
Court of Appeal | 
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| Reference:    | 
A2/20030351 | 
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| Neutral Citation:    | 
[2003] EWCA Civ 1770 | 
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| Judge(s):  | 
Mantell and Thomas LJJ and Rimer J | 
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| Date:  | 
10 December 2003 |