COST BITES 213: HOW DOES THE COURT APPROACH ASSESSMENT WHEN COSTS ARE DEDUCTED FROM THE CLIENT’S DAMAGES

We are returning, for the final post (for the time being at least) to the judgment of Cost Judge Rowley in  Perrett v Wolferstans LLP [2025] EWHC 68 (SCCO).  The judge considered the question of how the costs should be assessed. He decided that the starting point was "time spent" the court would the...