WHEN SHOULD A WINNING PARTY PAY THE COSTS OF THE OTHER SIDE?
In Hospira UK Limited -v- Cubist Pharmaceuticals LLC [2016] EWHC 2661 Pat Mr Justice Henry Carr considered the question of when an “issue based” costs order should be made. “In my view, this apparent dichotomy may be resolved by a…
REASONABLENESS AND PROPORTIONALITY: A DIRECT IMPACT UPON LITIGATION DECISIONS
I have been writing for some time about the impact of “proportionality” upon the practice of litigation itself. One example of this can be found in the judgment of Master James in Briggs & 598 others -v- First Choice Holidays…
