Lewison LJ cited with approval paragraph 6.5 of the Jackson report, which said: ‘courts at all levels have become too tolerant of delays and non-compliance with orders. In so doing they have lost sight of the damage which the culture of delay and non-compliance is inflicting on the civil justice system. The balance therefore needs to be redressed.’
Judges:
Maurice Kay VP, Jackson, Lewison LJJ
Citations:
[2012] FSR 28, [2012] 6 Costs LR 1007, [2012] EWCA Civ 224
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Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Cited by:
Cited – Venulum Property Investments Ltd v Space Architecture Ltd and Others TCC 22-May-2013
The claimant sought an extension of time to serve the Particulars of Claim. The solicitors said that they had misread the relevant Rules.
Held: The solicitors had acted on the basis of the former practice, but the rules had been substantially . .
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Intellectual Property, Litigation Practice
Updated: 05 October 2022; Ref: scu.451736