Tag: relief from sanctions
Stephen Warner v John Merrett
Whilst the Court of Appeal’s decision on the conjoined Appeals involving “Mitchell” interpretation is awaited it is good to see that Judges are able to…
Harmans Costs Brief – June 2014
Last month’s Costs Brief proved to be our most popular of 2014, can we beat it with the latest issue? See for yourself, but we’re…
Relief from Sanctions – a year on from Mitchell
Following the decision in the Mitchell case, there was a feeling that from now on, cases were going to be routinely denied relief from sanctions…
Commercial Court finds desire to limit costs a good reason for filing witness statement 3 months late
In the case of Monde Petroleum SA v Weterzagros Ltd, 19 May 2014, QBD, Hamblen J, though the breach of order was not trivial, the…
The new stricter approach to applications for relief from sanction reaches the SCCO
The decision of the Court of Appeal in Mitchell v News Group Newspapers Ltd [2013] EWCA Civ 1526 was intended to send out a clear…
Matthew Harman’s presentation notes on Costs and funding post-Jackson
If you couldn’t make Chelmsford last Thursday night for Matthew’s talk to the Mid Essex Law Society here’s a copy of his notes: 140130 MELS…