Relief from Sanctions [2025]

Whilst the core principles of the law relating to applications for relief from sanctions are largely settled, questions of when and how the law should be applied are still being considered by the courts. This webinar will review the recent case law to provide insight into how the court’s view such applications and thus how to effectively to prepare for them.

The webinar will also consider some of the related case law on how case management decisions are dealt with on appeal.

Indicative content:

When should a relief from sanctions application be made?

When the court has discretion to grant relief from sanctions

How the courts approach and apply the Denton test to include

• What is considered to be a good reason for the default occurring
• Factors the court might take into account when considering all the circumstances of the case

The manner in which the courts will consider appeals against case management decisions more generally, particularly when arguments are raised about the merits of the case as a whole

Learning aims & objectives:

To consider when it is appropriate to make an application for relief from sanctions

To review developments in the law relating to such applications

To identify the arguments that might be effective when making such an application

To review how the courts deal with appeals against case management decisions

To consider when and how to raise arguments about the merits of the case more generally in applications relating to case management decisions.

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