COSTS & PROPORTIONALITY: ITS NOT ALL ABOUT THE MONEY: DEFENDANT'S COSTS WERE NOT DISPROPORTIONAL

COSTS & PROPORTIONALITY: ITS NOT ALL ABOUT THE MONEY: DEFENDANT’S COSTS WERE NOT DISPROPORTIONAL

July 10, 2018 · by · in Assessment of Costs, Conduct, Costs, Members Content, Proportionality

Proportionality was the central issue in the judgment of Master Leonard in  Arjomandkhah v Nasrouallahi [2018] EWHC B11 (Costs). The Master rejected the claimant’s argument that the defendant’s costs (roughly one-third of the claimant’s costs budget) was disproportional. “In contrast to…

SHAMEFUL LETTERS, LATE DISCONTINUANCE, INDEMNITY COSTS (AND A REFUSAL TO MEDIATE HARDLY COUNTS): THE CLAIMANT WHO LOST SIGHT OF "ANY BASIC STANDARD OF DECENT & COMPASSIONATE BEHAVIOUR"

SHAMEFUL LETTERS, LATE DISCONTINUANCE, INDEMNITY COSTS (AND A REFUSAL TO MEDIATE HARDLY COUNTS): THE CLAIMANT WHO LOST SIGHT OF “ANY BASIC STANDARD OF DECENT & COMPASSIONATE BEHAVIOUR”

July 10, 2018 · by · in Assessment of Costs, Conduct, Costs, Members Content

Earlier posts have looked at the issue of aggressive correspondence. Others have looked at the issues of conduct, refusal to mediate and questions relating to indemnity costs. I am grateful to David Turner QC for drawing my attention to a…