PROPORTIONALITY, ASSESSMENT AND PREMIUMS: THE NEED FOR CAREFUL CASE PLANNING: £72,320 REDUCED TO £24,604

February 20, 2017 · by gexall · in Assessment of Costs, Costs, Members Content, Proportionality

In Rezek-Clarke -v- Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust [2017] EWHC B5 (Costs) Master Simons upheld a decision to assess costs, claimed at £72,320.85 to £24,604.40. The judgment emphasises the need for careful case planning, and consideration of proportionality, in low value cases (which i...

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Charles Loveridge · February 20, 2017 at 17:07:56 · →

Thank God for a judge with some common sense and the cojones to give Thompsons a bloody nose.

£72k for a poxy little £4k claim? What planet are they on? No wonder PI lawyers have such a bad name for being greedy ambulance chasers.

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PROPORTIONALITY, ASSESSMENT AND PREMIUMS: THE NEED FOR CAREFUL CASE PLANNING: £72,320 REDUCED TO £24,604

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