COST BITES 351: WHAT HAPPENED TO THOSE COSTS BUDGETS IN PRACTICE? “COMPARE AND MATCH” IS NOT ALWAYS AN ACCURATE GUIDE:THE KEY QUESTION IS – WHO WILL BE DOING THE MOST WORK?

The previous post looked at the judge's general observations in this case. Here we look how those principles were applied in practice.  It is clear that the arguments that the costs were excessive by way of comparison did not always prevail.  The judge accepted that the defendant's costs could be ju...