COST BITES 134: THE FACT THAT THE DEFENDANT HAD A COSTS ORDER IN ANOTHER ACTION WAS NOT GROUNDS FOR REFUSING AN INTERIM ORDER FOR COSTS

In  Baldudak v Matteo (Re Costs) [2024] EWHC 301 (Ch) Mr Andrew Sutcliffe KC, sitting as a High Court Judge,  made an order for a substantial interim payment of the claimant's costs.   He did not accept the defendant's argument that no interim order should be made.  The fact that the defendant had a...