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SANCTIONS FOR LATE FAILURE TO FILE A COSTS BUDGET DO NOT APPLY TO INCURRED COSTS: REPORT OF A COUNTY COURT DECISION

March 11, 2021 · by gexall · in Appeals, Costs, Costs budgeting, Members Content, Sanctions

Recommended reading today is a useful report from PIC available here in relation to a decision in Hardy -v- Skeelis (4th March 2021, County Court at Stoke, HHJ Rawlings).  The appeal decision confirms that the sanctions imposed for failing to…

SERVICE OF THE CLAIM FORM: 12 THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW TO AVOID "DICING WITH PROCEDURAL DEATH"

SERVICE OF THE CLAIM FORM: 12 THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW TO AVOID “DICING WITH PROCEDURAL DEATH”

March 11, 2021 · by gexall · in Avoiding negligence claims, Members Content, Service of the claim form, Serving documents

Service of the claim form remains a continual source of problems for litigators.  Issues relating to service of the claim form are often described as “dicing with procedural death”.  I am here mainly repeating an earlier post on this issue…

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