THE NEW RULES ON QOCS AND COSTS 1: IMPLEMENTATION

THE NEW RULES ON QOCS AND COSTS 1: IMPLEMENTATION

February 6, 2023 · by · in Costs, Members Content, Personal Injury, QOCS, Rule Changes

The Civil Procedure (Amendment) Rules 2023 make major changes to the rules relating to the set off of costs and QOCS, reversing the decision of the Supreme Court in Ho -v- Adelkun.   Here I want to look at the rule…

RESPONDENT SIX MONTHS LATE IN SERVING WITNESS STATEMENT: RELIEF FROM SANCTIONS GRANTED

RESPONDENT SIX MONTHS LATE IN SERVING WITNESS STATEMENT: RELIEF FROM SANCTIONS GRANTED

February 6, 2023 · by · in Applications, Members Content, Relief from sanctions, Sanctions, Witness statements

In  Davidson & Ors v Looney (Re Kieran Looney & Co Ltd) [2023] EWHC 197 (Ch) Deputy ICC Judge Kyriakides granted a respondent relief from sanctions when a witness statement was served six months late. THE CASE The applicant liquidators…