COST BITES 266: WHAT DOES THE COURT DO IF THE COSTS ARE DISPROPORTIONAL AFTER A LINE BY LINE ASSESSMENT? A WORKING EXAMPLE

Here we look at a judgment relation to proportionality and the assessment of costs.   The claimant's costs had been substantially reduced after a three day assessment but the judge found that the total sum was still disproportional.  The judge could not simply pluck a "proportional" figure out of mi...