Compliance: Some relief from sanctions?

Kingsley Napley LLP | Personal Injury Law Journal | May 2014 #125
Laura Sylvester considers if there has been a softening of judicial approach ‘Clearly, the Mitchell case has left its mark on the legal landscape. The importance of compliance with court orders, the CPR and practice directions must not be underestimated. Ignore this at your peril.’Following the Court of Appeal’s decision in 2013, in the landmark …

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Practice: Shine a light?

Penningtons Manches Cooper LLP | The Commercial Litigation Journal | January/February 2014 #53
Rustam Dubash and Clare Arthurs report on recent developments in relief from sanctions ‘The courts will no longer indulge parties if they fail to comply with their procedural obligations. Instead, the more robust approach to compliance and relief from sanctions is intended to ensure that justice can be done in the majority of cases’. Clarity …

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