[2025] EWHC 1680 (KB)

This is an appeal from a decision of HHJ Saunders (the Judge) made at Central London County Court on 12.8.2024. The Judge dealt with various applications on the day and in relation to the relevant ones dismissed the Appellant’s applications for: (1) permission to amend its Particulars of Claim and (2) relief from the costs sanctions set out in CPR r.3.14.

By notice of appeal issued on 23.8.2024 the Appellant sought, in five grounds, to overturn those decisions. Permission to appeal was granted on the papers by Sir Stephen Stewart on grounds 1, 2 and 4 but refused on grounds 3 and 5. At the hearing the Appellant abandoned the renewed applications for permission on grounds 3 and 5 and focussed on grounds 1 and 2; 4 was rather left by the wayside.