COSTS ORDERED AGAINST ONE DEFENDANT WHEN CLAIMANT HAD SETTLED AGAINST ANOTHER: A DEFENDANT’S UNSUCCESSFUL APPEAL

In  Oberholster v Optical Express Ltd & Anor [2020] EWHC 2635 (QB) Mr Justice Freedman dismissed a defendant's appeal against a costs order against it.   The case deals with the problematic issue of costs  if a claimant settles the claim some, but not all, the defendants.

 
THE CASE
The cl...