KERRY UNDERWOOD: ABERCROMBIE AND RELIEF FROM SANCTIONS

Kerry Underwood’s blog contains an interesting discussion of the apparent differences between various divisions of the Court of Appeal on the issue of relief from sanctions.  Kerry points to the decision in Abercrombie and Others v Aga Rangemaster Ltd (2013) EWCA…

GUIDANCE FROM THE BENCH ON POST JACKSON LITIGATION

HH Judge Simon Brown QC has written a series of articles on Litigation Post Jackson for the New Law Journal. See How to avoid getting into serious trouble http://www.newlawjournal.co.uk/nlj/content/how-avoid-getting-serious-trouble Costs Management Post Jackson http://www.newlawjournal.co.uk/nlj/content/fal There are a number of links to the…

MORE MITCHELL MAYHEM: CASE STRUCK OUT AT TRIAL FOR BUNDLE BEING DELIVERED LATE

Stories abound in relation to the court’s attitude to matters after Mitchell. Below is an e-mail kindly copied to me by David Kirkham, from a London Barrister.   It highlights the very real risks involved. The story tells itself. “I was…