In Civilians v Ministry of Defence [2018] EWHC 690 (QB) Mr Justice Leggatt rejected the defendant's application for permission to appeal. The proposed appeal was wholly academic in the sense that it had no impact on the outcome of the case.
THE CASE
The claimants had been successful in relation t...
The most noticeable aspect of this case was that 4 defendants recovered an average of £18,000 each, yet Leigh Day appear to be claiming around £5,000,000 in costs and were awarded £2,500,000 as an interim payment!
Whatever happened to proportionality?