Generous
Clear example of lower courts protecting their judicial discretion and not towing the line (application to extend time after it passed):
Fair
Claim dismissed as sanction for delay (15 year delay resulting in compromise of evidence and likely unfair trial) – would not have been any different under old CPR 3.9
Notice of Funding by letter and not Form N251 is a trivial breach; relief provided from the date notice rectified
Claim struck out for non-payment of court fees per CPR 3.7; relief provided
- [Watch this space for a reference; it is my own ongoing case]
Towing the Line
Application to vacate trial date dismissed (author of misfortune in delaying self-help; court not coming to the aid of a LiP)
Failing to file a witness statement! A friendly consent order re-setting the timetable overridden by the court of its own initiative
Application to extend time to file an appeal notice – no specific sanction listed but Rule 3.9 applies
Prejudice is no longer a reason to allow or disallow relief
Application to extend time to serve expert evidence not allowed – draconian consequences are a fact of life post-Jackson and the importance of the original order not being in an “unless order” form is of little significance – critically, what would otherwise be a good reason was trumped by the lack of reason for the delayed application for relief
Failure to serve a Notice of Funding is not trivial; relief not provided
- Harrison and another v Black Horse Ltd [2013] EWHC B28 (Costs) (20 December 2013) (distinguished from Forstater)
Relationship between Rule 3.9 and 3.1(7) (vary court order)
Re-consideration of an order made under r3.9 will usually be under 3.1(7) and compliance following sanction coming into effect following an unless order does not amount to a material change
Relationship between Rule 3.9 and 3.3 (Court’s power to make orders of its own initiative)
Relationship between Rule 3.9 and 52.3(5) (Seeking permission to appeal at hearing after paper application refused)
CFA not served re Detailed Assessment proceedings resulting in uplift not being recoverable
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Taj Uddin, MA Oxon
Barrister, Guildhall Chambers Portsmouth
Practising in London and the South (Salisbury to Brighton, Oxford to IoW)
