COST BITES 423: THE JUDGE’S EYEBROWS ARE RAISED AT AN ADDITIONAL £2,500 BECAUSE THE KC HAS TO STAY FOR THE AFTERNOON…
We have looked at a lot of judgments where costs are summarily assessed. This short judgment has two points of interest: (i) the judge’s rejection of the paying party’s point about the indemnity principle; the judge’s eyebrows being raised when…
ENFORCEMENT BULLETIN 4: THE COURT SETS ASIDE A MENTAL HEALTH CRISIS MORATORIA AND ALLOWS BANKRUPTCY PROCEEDINGS TO CONTINUE
There is sometimes a suspicion that the Breathing Space Moratoria and Mental Health Crisis Moratoria are capable of being misused as an attempt to avoid payment. That issue is considered this judgment. The applicant applied to set aside a Mental…
COST BITES 422: THE ORDER FOR INTERIM COSTS IN THE AMY WINEHOUSE CASE : THE JUDGE WAS UNIMPRESSED WITH CLAIMANT’S “WEAK ARGUMENTS TO BOLSTER HIS ALREADY WEAK COSTS SUBMISSIONS”
We are looking at a case where the trial judge made an order for interim payment on costs following a decision that the claimant should pay the defendants’ costs on the indemnity basis. The judge also considered an issue, raised…
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