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New Cpr 3.9: Ending the "Culture of Toleration of Delay and Non-Compliance With Court Orders" and a "Different Justice"? - Thomas Crockett, 1 Chancery Lane

09/04/13. 1st April marks the end of an era. Not a particularly long era. But all of fourteen years of the Civil Procedure Rules as we have known them. From the 1st April 2013, the CPR will be significantly altered for every civil litigant. Most pertinently, the Overriding Objective will now include specific reference to undertaking litigation at proportionate cost, and ensuring compliance with (interlocutory) orders of the court. In the latter vein, CPR 3.9 “Relief from Sanctions” is being entirely...

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