Adlington & ors v Els International Lawyers LLP (in administration) [2013] EWHC B29 (QB)

Costs: What a difference a day makes

Jeremy Glover reviews a recent decision of the TCC ‘While the fourth defendant could not put forward any good reason for the breach, it was in the view of the judge a trivial one.’ Wain v Gloucestershire County Council [2014] arose out of the first Case Management Conference (CMC) and costs management hearing. The fourth …

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Compliance: Some relief from sanctions?

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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CPR: No procedural hiding place – the Mitchell effect

Deirdre Goodwin discusses the changing litigation landscape ‘The landmark judgment in Mitchell, and those which have followed, definitively welcome civil practitioners to the brave new world of qualified justice where fairness and ‘conscience’ become secondary to awareness of the limitations of court resources and financial expediency.’ The Court of Appeal decision in Mitchell MP v …

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