JUDGE SHOULD NOT HAVE MADE COSTS ORDER WHICH WIPED OUT CLAIMANT'S DAMAGES: COURT OF APPEAL DECISION TODAY

In Begum -v- Birmingham City Council [2015] EWCA Civ 386 the Court of Appeal allowed an appeal by a claimant where the decision on costs at first instance effectively deprived her of damages. THE CASE The issue is succinctly summarised by Jackson LJ in the second paragraph. Part 1. Introduction

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