COST BITES 225: A PEEK INSIDE THE BUDGETING PROCESS: “PROPORTIONALITY TRUMPS REASONABLENESS”

We get a rare chance to look inside the costs budgeting process in the judgment of Master Brightwell in  Atlantic Ways Holding SA v Freetown Terminal Holding Ltd [2025] EWHC 674 (Ch). The rationale behind each budgeting decision is set out in detail.

 
"rule 44.3(2) makes clear that proportion...