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THE CLAIMANT HAD SIX WEEKS TO ISSUE AND SERVE THE CLAIM FORM AND WAS ONE DAY LATE: RELIEF FROM SANCTIONS REFUSED

THE CLAIMANT HAD SIX WEEKS TO ISSUE AND SERVE THE CLAIM FORM AND WAS ONE DAY LATE: RELIEF FROM SANCTIONS REFUSED

February 13, 2023 · by gexall · in Members Content, Relief from sanctions, Sanctions, Service of the claim form, Serving documents

In Halton Borough Council v Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing And Communities [2023] EWHC 293 (Admin)  HHJ Stephen Davies (sitting as a High Court Judge) refused a claimant’s application for relief from sanctions. This was a case where…

DEFENDANT'S APPLICATION FOR AN ORDER THAT CLAIMANT REDRAW BILL OF COSTS DISMISSED: EXPERIENCE OF FEE EARNERS IS A MATTER FOR THE DETAILED ASSESSMENT PROCESS

DEFENDANT’S APPLICATION FOR AN ORDER THAT CLAIMANT REDRAW BILL OF COSTS DISMISSED: EXPERIENCE OF FEE EARNERS IS A MATTER FOR THE DETAILED ASSESSMENT PROCESS

February 13, 2023 · by gexall · in Applications, Assessment of Costs, Costs, Members Content

An interesting point was considered by Costs Judge Nangalingam in Brierley v Otuo & Ors [2023] EWHC 275 (SCCO). The defendant paying party argued that a bill of costs should be redrawn.  One of the grounds for the application was…

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