COST BITES 382: SHOULD THE COURT DEPART FROM THE FIXED COSTS REGIME? : “THIS HAS BECOME A COMPLEX APPLICATION…”

One of the (many) things that litigators need to keep an eye on in years to come is the circumstances in which the courts depart from fixed costs regimes.  If this happens too readily then the purpose of the regime is undermined. However if the system is too rigid then that, in turn, can lead to inj...