The judgment of Mr Justice Stuart-Smith in Arroyo -v-Equion Energia Limited [2016] EWHC 1699 TCC is 1885 paragraphs long. The trial lasted from the 15th October 2014 to the 5th March 2015, that is 62 court days. The judgment actually contains a "health warning" to lawyers tempted to read it. Howe...
As a matter of interest, were these claims run under CFA’s? The costs must have been spectacular for a 62 day hearing and the ATE insurance premium must have been massive.
And in view of the fact that the biggest claim was only for £120k how on earth would the proportionality rules apply to a case like this?.