COURT REFUSES RELIEF FROM SANCTIONS WHEN PARTICULARS OF CLAIM ARE SERVED OUT OF TIME: THE DANGERS OF LIVING IN THE “TWILIGHT ZONE” (AND OF LEAVING SERVICE UNTIL THE LAST MINUTE)

In  Croke & Anor v National Westminster Bank Plc & Ors [2022] EWHC 1367 (Ch) Deputy Master Marsh refused the claimants' application for relief from sanctions in a case where the Particulars of Claim were served one day late. It was held that the court had no jurisdiction to hear the claim on...