CLAIMANTS CAN RECOVER THE COSTS OF ATTENDING A PRE-INQUEST REVIEW: THE DEFENDANT'S RHETORIC WAS MISPLACED: THE CLAIMANT'S COSTS WERE NOT "EYE WATERING" AT ALL

CLAIMANTS CAN RECOVER THE COSTS OF ATTENDING A PRE-INQUEST REVIEW: THE DEFENDANT’S RHETORIC WAS MISPLACED: THE CLAIMANT’S COSTS WERE NOT “EYE WATERING” AT ALL

July 24, 2023 · by · in Assessment of Costs, Costs, Fatal Accidents, Members Content

In Briley & Ors v Leicester Partnership NHS Trust & Ors [2023] EWHC 1470 (SCCO) Costs Judge James found that the costs of attending a pre-inquest review were held to be recoverable inter partes.   “I would add that whilst…