COURT OF APPEAL UPHOLDS DECISION NOT TO GRANT RELIEF FROM SANCTIONS: PROBLEMS WITH ISSUE, SERVICE AND NOTICE OF APPLICATIONS: ALL LITIGATION LIFE IS HERE…

In Elo Trustees Ltd v Bonhams 1793 Ltd & Anor [2023] EWCA Civ 664 the Court of Appeal upheld  a decision not to give relief from sanctions. The case is illustrative of a large number of the dangers of litigation. Treating orders as "targets" rather than deadlines. Ensuring that proceedings are i...