COSTS, MEDICAL AGENCIES, VAT: SOLICITORS CAN RECOVER VAT PAID TO MEDICAL AGENCIES ON ASSESSMENT

In British Airways Plc v Prosser [2019] EWCA Civ 547 the Court of Appeal considered whether it was appropriate for a claimant's solicitor to recover the costs of VAT paid to medical agencies.

THE CASE
The claimant succeeded in a personal injury case.  His solicitors had used a medical agency and th...