Sajid v Nuur (2018) CLCC, 30 July (Judgment here) A county court appeal arising out of a set of proceedings starting with a disrepair claim by a private sector tenant, which raises issues of service and when second proceedings are an abuse of process. Our...
Relief from sanctions for not turning up?
In Home Group v Matrejek [2015] EWHC 441 (QB), the High Court has applied Rule 3.9 of the Civil Procedure Rules and the guidance on applications for relief from sanctions in Denton v TH White Ltd [2014] EWCA Civ 906 (our note here) to a possession claim...
Civil Procedure Rules: 51st update
Spring is in the air and daffodils are blossoming which is usually a sign that an update to the civil procedure rules is in the offing. This year, we are doubly blessed. Parts of both the 51st and52nd updates will come into force over the next week. In this...
Penal Notices on Admin Court orders?
MSA v London Borough of Croydon [2009] EWHC 2474 (Admin) A technical point on judicial review cases here, but as it is something I've run up against in the past, I think it is interesting. Collins J considers whether a penal notice should be attached to an...
Civil Procedure Rules – 50th update?
The next amendment to the civil procedure rules has been passed in the form of the the Civil Procedure (Amendment) Rules 2009. The change has not (yet) been noted on the Ministry of Justice's CPR website but I am anticipating that they will form part...