DEFENDANTS HAVE TO PAY COSTS OF ATE PREMIUM: DEEMED ORDER FOR COSTS FOLLOWING ACCEPTANCE OF PART 36 OFFER INCLUDES THE COSTS THE ATE PREMIUM

In Dance v East Kent University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust & Ors [2022] EWHC B9 (Costs) Costs Judge Leonard considered two ingenious arguments where the defendants attempted to avoid paying the claimant's ATE premium.  This involved consideration of the deemed order for costs following accep...