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 leading counsel's fees were increased by £2,500 becau...