SERVE WITNESS STATEMENTS LATE AT YOUR PERIL: RELIEF FROM SANCTIONS NECESSARY AND LATE SERVICE IS NEARLY ALWAYS A SERIOUS BREACH

There are many interesting aspects of the judgment of HHJ Mithani QC in Patel & Anor v Barlows Solicitors (a firm) & Ors [2020] EWHC 2753 (Ch). Here I want to look at the part of the judgment that considers the application for relief from sanctions when witness statements were served late.  ...