Relief from sanctions was granted to the claimant in Ye0 MP -v- Times Newspapers Ltd [2014] EWHC 2853 (QB).
THE ACTION
This was a defamation action where the claimant had failed to file notice of funding with the Particulars of Claim. The judge first determined the issue of whether the action shoul...
What interests me more about this case is the fact that Yeo has only £100,000 of ATE cover. That limited cover may help to explain why the Defendant wanted a jury trial (which would no doubt last longer and thus increase the already significant risk that the ATE cover would be inadequate and would leave Yeo personally exposed in relation to the Defendant’s costs).