COST BITES 391: TOO MUCH CORRESPONDENCE, GRADE C RATES NOT INCREASED AND “SO CALLED” SKELETON ARGUMENTS, WHICH REPEAT THE CONTENTS OF OVER-LENGTHY WITNESS STATEMENTS

There are some interesting observations in the short judgment on costs in this case.  There was too much correspondence, "witness statements" were in reality skeleton arguments, with the contents then repeated in skeleton arguments.  Furthermore a "good" Grade C is unlikely to attract a higher rate,...