“AGREED” COSTS BUDGETS NOT APPROVED BY THE COURT : THAT QC IS JUST TOO EXPENSIVE – THINK AGAIN

In Brown -v- BCA Trading Limited [2016] EWHC 1464 (Ch) Mr Registrar Jones refused to approve "agreed" budgets. He held that the fees of leading counsel were too high and needed to be reconsidered. This shows that an agreement between the parties as to costs does not necessarily lead to the court end...