PART 36 CASE OF THE DAY (3): SHOULD FAILURE TO MEDIATE PROMPTLY MAKE A DIFFERENCE TO THE COSTS ORDER?

We are continuing with our examination of the costs implications of a costs order.  Here we look at the defendant's arguments that the claimant's failure to respond promptly to an offer to mediate should lead to costs penalties.

(The Sounds of Silence is rarely, if ever, an appropriate response to ...