COST BITES 177: SUCCESSFUL CLAIMANT RECOVERS ONLY 20% OF ITS COSTS (STILL GETS AN INTERIM PAYMENT OF £2 MILLION)

In Tata Consultancy Services Ltd v Disclosure and Barring Service [2024] EWHC 2025 (TCC) Mr Justice Constable found that a "successful" claimant who had recovered nearly £3.7 million in damages should only recover 20% of its costs.  Both parties had "failed" on the issue that caused 95% of the costs...