WHAT IS MEANT BY "SERIOUS AND SIGNIFICANT"? THE COURT CONCENTRATES MUCH MORE UPON THE EFFECT OF THE BREACH RATHER THAN THE BREACH ITSELF

In Denton -v- White;  [2014] EWCA Civ 906. the Court of Appeal eschewed the use of the word "trivial" where a court is considering an application for relief from sanctions.  Instead the Court stated that the focus should be on whether the breach is "serious or significant".  Here we take a closer lo...