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Tribunal rejects costs application delayed by solicitors with “inexplicable” ignorance of rules
Tuesday, 12 July 2016A costs application, delayed by over five months as a result of “elementary errors” by solicitors, has been rejected as out of time by the First Tier Tax Tribunal. The judge said the law firm’s ignorance of the tribunal rules was “inexplicable”.
Tags: Denton, First Tier Tax Tribunal, time extensions
Posted in Costs, News
Richards: Mitchell led to decisions that were “manifestly unjust and disproportionate”
Monday, 27 July 2015The Court of Appeal ruling in Mitchell led to decisions that were “manifestly unjust and disproportionate”, the deputy head of civil justice, Lord Justice Richards, has said in revoking a “draconian” order made before Denton.
Tags: Court of Appeal, Denton, Mitchell, relief from sanctions
Posted in News
Personal injury arbitration service aims to “break the dam”
Monday, 22 June 2015A new personal injury service, launched today by leading personal injury silk Andrew Ritchie QC, aims to “break the dam” that has led the sector to fall behind others in its use of arbitration. Mr Ritchie has signed up 15 other silks.
Tags: arbitration, court fees, Denton, personal injury
Posted in News
High Court grants overworked law firm relief from sanctions
Wednesday, 18 March 2015A High Court judge has granted relief from sanctions, after a law firm blamed pressure of work for late service of evidence in a Russian libel case. Despite the absence of a good reason for the breach, Mr Justice Warby said: “Compliance is not an end in itself.”
Tags: Denton, High Court, libel, relief from sanctions
Posted in News
Mitchell and Denton have “direct bearing” on strike-outs for non-compliance
Tuesday, 16 December 2014The Mitchell principles, restated in Denton, have a “direct bearing” on whether courts should impose strike-outs for non-compliance, the Court of Appeal has ruled.
Tags: Court of Appeal, Denton, Mitchell, relief from sanctions, strike-outs
Posted in Jackson reforms, News
Mitchell bites back as High Court overturns grant of relief from sanctions
Tuesday, 9 December 2014The High Court has fired a warning that the Denton ruling does not give parties a free run at relief from sanctions applications after overturning an “overly generous interpretation of the judgment in Mitchell”.
Tags: Denton, Mitchell, relief from sanctions
Posted in Jackson reforms, News
Employment tribunals urged to bear Denton in mind when faced by procedural defaults
Monday, 8 December 2014Employment tribunals should have regard to the “insight given by cases such as Mitchell” into what constitutes justice, Mr Justice Langstaff, president of the Employment Appeal Tribunal, has ruled.
Tags: CPR, Denton, employment tribunal, Mitchell
Posted in Jackson reforms, News
High Court denies Lord Chancellor relief from sanctions in legal aid dispute
Tuesday, 11 November 2014The High Court has denied the Lord Chancellor relief from sanctions in a case involving an attempt by the Legal Aid Agency to reclaim £160,000 plus interest from a former law firm 16 years after the final payments were made.
Tags: Denton, Legal Aid Agency, Lord Chancellor, Mitchell, relief from sanctions
Posted in General, News
Denton and Mitchell have “profound importance” for default judgments
Tuesday, 7 October 2014The rulings in Denton and Mitchell on relief from sanctions have “profound importance” when applications to set aside default judgments are considered, a High Court judge has ruled.
Tags: clinical negligence, default judgment, Denton, Mitchell, relief from sanctions
Posted in Jackson reforms, News
High Court attacks “unreasonable and opportunistic” defendants in relief from sanctions ruling
Monday, 6 October 2014The High Court has overturned a cost judge’s refusal to grant relief from sanctions that prevented claimant lawyers from recovering their success fees, and instead accused the defendants of “unreasonable and opportunistic” conduct.
Tags: Denton, High Court, Mtichell, relief from sanctions
Posted in Jackson reforms, News