April
Articles matching "relief from sanctions"
Costs budgeting: partial budgets and sanctions
William MacKenzie looks at the recent costs budgeting decision in Page v RGC Restaurants Ltd (2018) and highlights the importance of filing a full budget to avoid sanctions.
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Jackson in Action - case law
In our regular monthly round up of cases we look at the effects of the changes to the Civil Procedure Rules under the Jackson Reforms:
Read moreFailure to comply leads to dismissal of £60,000 hire claim
The Claimant’s failure to obtain relief from sanctions after he had failed to comply with an order to give disclosure and serve witness evidence meant that his claim was dismissed. The Claimant had…
Read moreJackson in Action: case law
In our regular monthly round up of cases we look at the effects of the changes to the Civil Procedure Rules under the Jackson Reforms:
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Relief from sanctions refused for breach of unless order
The Court of Appeal this month considered the issue of relief from sanctions following the breach of an unless order, and in doing so applied the guidance given in Mitchell and the three stage test…
Read moreResiling from admissions and relief from sanctions
In this recently published judgment, the court had to consider the relationship between the rules on withdrawing admissions, setting aside judgment and granting relief from sanctions. Perhaps…
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