COST BITES 105: HOW TO LOSE £1.4 MILLION IN COSTS: A SHORT REPORT OF A SHARP SHOCK FOR THE CLAIMANT'S SOLICITORS

COST BITES 105: HOW TO LOSE £1.4 MILLION IN COSTS: A SHORT REPORT OF A SHARP SHOCK FOR THE CLAIMANT’S SOLICITORS

October 11, 2023 · by · in Costs, Members Content

Normally I use first-hand judgments to write about cases. However I think it important to point people towards the case reported by PIC Legal “Time for a Retainer Review”.  This reports on the judgment of Costs Judge James in IXG (by his…

COST BITES 104: "THE LATEST BATTLE IN A WIDER FORENSIC LEGAL WAR": DEFENDANT NOT ENTITLED TO NON-PARTY COSTS ORDER AGAINST A COMPANY IT ASSERTED WAS "THE REAL PARTY" IN THE DISPUTE

COST BITES 104: “THE LATEST BATTLE IN A WIDER FORENSIC LEGAL WAR”: DEFENDANT NOT ENTITLED TO NON-PARTY COSTS ORDER AGAINST A COMPANY IT ASSERTED WAS “THE REAL PARTY” IN THE DISPUTE

October 11, 2023 · by · in Costs, Members Content, QOCS

In the judgment given today in Soares v Wilson [2023] EW Misc 11 (CC) HHJ Luba KC rejected an application that costs be paid by a non-party. The defendant’s application that a PLC pay the costs of the action because…