COSTS OF ASSESSMENT CAN BE REDUCED BECAUSE BILL WAS REDUCED: NO NEED FOR MISCONDUCT OR SKULDUGGERY

In  Milbrooke Construction Ltd v Jones [2021] EWHC B20 (Costs) Costs Judge Brown found that the reduction of a bill of costs by a major percentage can be grounds, in itself, for disallowing part of the receiving party's costs of the assessment process.  A reduction can be made without the need for a...