Letter from court = court order

(1) PHILIP FREEBORN (2) CHRISTINA GOLDIE v DANIEL ROBERT DE ALMEIDA MARCAL (T/A DAN MARCAL ARCHITECTS) EWHC 3046 (TCC)QBD (TCC) 28/11/2017

Where a costs budget was filed 7 days before a CMC further to a court letter, rather than 21 days before in accordance with the CPR, there was no need to apply for relief from sanctions; firstly the letter was effectively a court order and could be relied upon and secondly, relief would have been granted in any event as the breach was not serious