COST BITES 398: MORE BUDGETING IN THE MERCEDES-BENZ LITIGATION: ONLY A “MODEST” REDUCTION OF £1 MILLION HERE: BUT WHY (THE COURT ASKS) WEREN’T REALISTICALLY REDUCED FIGURES PUT FORWARD IN THE FIRST PLACE?

Here we look at the remaining elements of costs budgeting in a case that we have looked at before.  The reductions this time were not as severe as previously. It remains the case, however, that just over £1 million was taken from the budgets in circumstances where the court was only considering two ...