THERE IS NO RIGHT TO AN IMMEDIATE ASSESSMENT OF COSTS AFTER A SPLIT TRIAL: HOWEVER THERE IS AN (8%) STING IN THE TAIL

The judgment of Costs Judge Leonard in  ABA v University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust [2022] EWHC B4 (Costs) highlights a point of costs and practice that is easily overlooked.  A successful party who is awarded costs in a split trial, has no right to immediate assessment of those c...