COSTS LAWYERS BEWARE: COURT REFUSES TO SET ASIDE DEFAULT COSTS CERTIFICATE: “AVOIDABLE DELAY” IS NOT LOOKED AT KINDLY

In  Masten v London Britannia Hotel Ltd [2020] EWHC B31 (Costs) Mr Leonard refused to set aside a default costs certificate.  This serves as a salutary warning of the importance of time limits.  Further the Master observed that if a party cannot comply with a time limit the only prudent course of ac...