COST BITES 336: MOST OF THESE THINGS ARE NOT “SIGNIFICANT DEVELOPMENTS” AND DO NOT JUSTIFY A VARIATION IN THE BUDGET: THE JUDGE NOT PERSUADED ON THE USE OF LEADING COUNSEL, NEW SOLICITORS WITH HIGHER HOURLY RATES AND THINGS MISSED FROM THE FIRST BUDGET

Here we have a detailed analysis of a defendant's application to vary (that is more than double) its original costs budget.  At the PTR stage the defendant applied to double its costs budget, some of this was allowed, most was not.  The use of leading counsel, alone, stood to increase the budget by ...