The Court of Appeal decision in BNM v MGN Ltd [2017] EWCA Civ 1767 has relatively limited impact. In particular it says little, if anything, about the proportionality itself.
THE CASE
The Court of Appeal were deciding an appeal following an assessment of costs:-
...whether the former proportional...
These cases are like something out of Alice in Wonderland.
Quarter of a million quid costs claimed for some crappy little claim like this? It’s utterly insane. And £20k damages for some minor annoyance? How does that compare with the physical injuries that would have to be sustained to get £20k?
Why are senior judges, who are desperately needed to try real cases, even allowed to waste their time on this sort of trivia?
These vain and silly claimants, most of whom are only too happy about publicity when it suits them, should get a fixed sum of £1,000 and small claims costs only.