BACK TO BASICS MONDAY: RELIEF FROM SANCTIONS: THE RELEVANCE OF THE CLIENTS BEING SOLELY AT FAULT: SOME DIFFICULT ISSUES TO TACKLE

In many cases relating to breach from sanctions the fault may lie with the solicitor rather than the client. This case considers that question directly.  The clients' innocence was an important factor in the court's discretion. "I take from the cases, the fact that individual claimants are blameless...