Daily Archives: 16th August 2017

Relief from Sanction granted for late service of Cost Budget

Cost NewsBy Louise Sattherthwaite 16th August 2017

Mott & Ano –v- Long & Anor (2017) EWHC 2130 (TCC) This case has further examined the possibility of seeking relief from sanction in relation to late service of a Cost Budget, and the prospect of success in making an Application for the same. Here the parties had been ordered to file and serve Cost…

Emphasis on Openness between the Parties

Cost NewsBy Jessica Wiggins 16th August 2017

The judgment of Mr Justice Kerr in Topping v Ralph Tristees Ltd [2017] EWHC 1954 (QB) is another reminder of the need for parties to extend common courtesy to each other in copying their opponent into correspondence with the Court. In this case the Claimant submitted an application to the High Court seeking the Court’s clarification in…