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Civil Procedure: Relief in sight
Georgina Squire investigates a recent decision dealing with relief from sanctions ‘Practitioners should be adopting a common-sense approach in relation to what amounts to a “good reason” for failing to file and serve an acknowledgment of service on time.’ The recent decision in Hockley v North Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust [2014] is an …
Cases Referenced
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- Denton & ors v TH White Ltd & ors [2014] EWCA Civ 906
- Hockley v North Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust [2014] (unreported) QBD, Judge Jeremy Richardson QC, 19 September
- Mitchell MP v News Group Newspapers Ltd [2013] EWCA Civ 1537