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Recent decisions show continuing trend for tough approach to rule breaches
Recent months have seen a number of decisions in which the English courts, both at first instance and on appeal, have re-emphasised the message that …
Court of Appeal clarifies test for granting security for costs against non-EU claimants
A recent Court of Appeal decision has clarified how the court will exercise its discretion when granting an order for security for costs against a …
Two Court of Appeal decisions show continuing tough approach to procedural failings
In case we were all in danger of thinking the courts' approach to breaches of rules and court orders had relaxed nearly to pre-Jackson levels of …
Court of Appeal orders security for costs against claimant who was reticent about its financial position
The Court of Appeal has recently confirmed that security for a defendant's costs will often be granted against a foreign company who is not obliged to …
Supreme Court decision confirms second attempt at relief from sanctions will be uphill battle
The Supreme Court has upheld the Court of Appeal's decision overturning the grant of a second application for relief from sanctions for failure to …
Court of Appeal underlines high hurdle to overturn decisions re strike out or relief from sanctions
The Court of Appeal has dismissed an appeal against a High Court decision refusing to strike out a claim for procedural failures even though, in the …
Supreme Court clarifies scope of "assets" covered by a freezing order
In a unanimous decision, the Supreme Court has confirmed that the right to draw down under loan agreements is caught by the expanded definition of …
Relief from sanctions: how far has the pendulum swung back?
In recent months we have seen a number of decisions which show a greater willingness to grant relief from sanctions for breaches of rules and …
Party in breach of unless order for disclosure due to failures in OCR process
The High Court has held that claimant liquidators were in breach of an "unless order" for disclosure where the low quality of OCR copies of scanned …
Dangers of filing further acknowledgement of service when appealing jurisdiction judgment
The Court of Appeal has held that filing a further acknowledgement of service following an unsuccessful jurisdiction challenge amounts to submission to …
Establishing "good reason" for breach of order following change of solicitors may require waiver of privilege
The High Court has extended a witness statement deadline, where a party was in breach of the previous timetable, but refused to vacate …
Court of Appeal decision underlines dangers of delay in filing notice of appeal
The Court of Appeal has confirmed that the courts will apply the same rigorous approach to a retrospective application to extend time for filing a …
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