Stark reminder of the risks of breaching unless orders (High Court) | Practical Law

Stark reminder of the risks of breaching unless orders (High Court) | Practical Law

In Medical Supplies and Services International Ltd v Acies Engineering Ltd and another [2014] EWHC 1032 (QB), when considering three linked applications, the court addressed issues including whether there was an unless order in force, whether it had been breached and the effect of the breach, and if there were grounds for granting relief from sanction under CPR 3.9.

Stark reminder of the risks of breaching unless orders (High Court)

Practical Law UK Legal Update Case Report 4-564-6106 (Approx. 6 pages)

Stark reminder of the risks of breaching unless orders (High Court)

by Practical Law Dispute Resolution
Published on 15 Apr 2014 • England, Wales
In Medical Supplies and Services International Ltd v Acies Engineering Ltd and another [2014] EWHC 1032 (QB), when considering three linked applications, the court addressed issues including whether there was an unless order in force, whether it had been breached and the effect of the breach, and if there were grounds for granting relief from sanction under CPR 3.9.
Note: Permission to appeal this decision has been refused in light of the judgment in Denton v TH White Ltd and another, Decadent Vapours Ltd v Bevan and others and Utilise TDS Ltd v Davies and another [2014] EWCA Civ 906.