COST BITES 363: A SUMMARY ASSESSMENT OF A HEAVY COMMERCIAL APPLICATION TO STRIKE OUT IN PRACTICE: £87,698 REDUCED TO £70,158.64 (BUT NOT TO £39,460): “COMPARATIVE SPEND CAN BE A CROSS-CHECK; IT IS NOT DETERMINATIVE”

We are continuing with the practice of looking at summary assessments. These receive relatively little attention, however they can play a large part in the economics of litigation.  Here we see some interesting arguments in relation to hourly rates, the use of two grade A fee earners and of both Sen...