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FIXED COSTS DO NOT APPLY WHEN THEY ARE INCONSISTENT WITH THE TERMS OF CONSENT ORDER: JUDGMENT ON APPEAL IN THE COUNTY COURT

FIXED COSTS DO NOT APPLY WHEN THEY ARE INCONSISTENT WITH THE TERMS OF CONSENT ORDER: JUDGMENT ON APPEAL IN THE COUNTY COURT

January 9, 2019 · by gexall · in Appeals, Case Management, Costs, Fixed Costs, Members Content, Uncategorized

NB THIS DECISION WAS OVERTURNED BY THE COURT OF APPEAL IN Ho v Adelekun [2019] EWCA Civ 1988, see the discussion here.  I am grateful to Sam Hayman and Tom Jenkinson  from Bolt Burdon Kemp  for sending me a copy…

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