Hallam Estates Ltd & anor v Baker [2014] EWCA Civ 661

Practice: Time travel

Georgia Fullarton and Simon Heatley measure the extension of time by the judiciary ‘In Denton, the Court of Appeal issued a strong warning that parties should co-operate and, instead of merely considering the reasonableness of requests, should not unreasonably refuse requests for time extensions or unreasonably oppose applications for relief from sanctions.’ The Jackson reforms …

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Case Planning: Back to basics

Charlotte Robinson-Jones provides practical advice on making applications ‘It is likely to be the case that any hearing will take place after the deadline has expired, but as long as the application is made in time, you should hopefully find that the judge is more receptive to your arguments, as they will be applying the …

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Practice: End of the line

Neil Jamieson reviews the new ‘buffer rule’ and recent Court of Appeal decisions: the end of post-Mitchell ‘zero tolerance’? ‘The old lax culture of non-compliance with rules, practice directions and orders is no longer tolerated, and compliance has to be considered in every case.’ In just a few months, we have come a very long …

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Sanctions: A stitch in time

Maura McIntosh outlines a recent decision of Lord Justice Jackson on extensions of time ‘Legal representatives are not in breach of any duty to their client when they agree a reasonable extension.’ In a judgment handed down on 20 May 2014, Lord Justice Jackson has taken the opportunity to clarify the effect of his reforms …

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