APPEAL AGAINST DISPROPORTIONAL COSTS FAILS: REASONABLE TO USE LEADING COUNSEL IN A £25,000 CLAIM

In East Sussex Fire And Rescue Service v Austin [2019] EWHC 1455 (QB) Mrs Justice Lambert dismissed the defendant's (paying party) appeal. The defendant argued that costs were disproportional, that the use of leading counsel was unreasonable  - as was their brief fee. All of the defendant's argument...