YOU SHOULD REALLY NOTICE WHEN YOU HAVE FAILED TO COMPLY WITH A COURT ORDER AND REQUIRE RELIEF FROM SANCTIONS: "THE COURT'S PATIENCE WAS BEING SORELY TESTED"

YOU SHOULD REALLY NOTICE WHEN YOU HAVE FAILED TO COMPLY WITH A COURT ORDER AND REQUIRE RELIEF FROM SANCTIONS: “THE COURT’S PATIENCE WAS BEING SORELY TESTED”

A short part of the judgment of Master Stevens in  Bailey v Bijlani & Anor [2022] EWHC 2821 (KB) records the fact that the applicant defendant required relief from sanctions, but was not proposing to ask for it. “… I…

RELIEF FROM SANCTIONS REFUSED: TRIAL BUNDLES, LATE WITNESS STATEMENTS AND LATE DISCLOSURE: CASES NEED TO BE PREPARED PROPERLY

RELIEF FROM SANCTIONS REFUSED: TRIAL BUNDLES, LATE WITNESS STATEMENTS AND LATE DISCLOSURE: CASES NEED TO BE PREPARED PROPERLY

I am grateful to my colleague Eleanor Temple for sending me a copy of the decision of HHJ-Davis-White KC in the case of Ball -v- Ball (11th October 2022), a copy of the judgment is available here Ball v Ball…

UNSUCCESSFUL APPEAL: DEFENDANT REFUSED RELIEF FROM SANCTIONS

UNSUCCESSFUL APPEAL: DEFENDANT REFUSED RELIEF FROM SANCTIONS

Appealing a decision concerning relief from sanctions is always an uphill struggle.  This can be seen in the judgment of Mr Justice Zacaroli in Smith v Lloyd [2022] EWHC 2414 (Ch).  This was an unsuccessful appeal against a decision to…