PRELIMINARY APPLICATIONS: DEPARTING FROM COST BUDGETS AND FAILURE TO SERVE COST SCHEDULES: A HIGH COURT DECISION

In Simpson -v- MGN Limited [2015] EWHC 126 (QB) Mr Justice Warby considered several contentions in relation to costs budgeting; non-service of costs schedules and proportionality. This is, again, a case that serves as an object lesson as to the difficulties that can arise.
THE CASE
In a defamation a...