COST BITES 426: COURT OF APPEAL OVERTURNS DECISION THAT A CLAIMANT IN THE SMALL CLAIMS TRACK SHOULD PAY COSTS AFTER DISCONTINUING: “THE SMALL CLAIMS TRACK IS DESIGNED TO BE DIFFERENT”

This case gives a clear message from the Court of Appeal about the critical importance of the "costs neutral" status of the Small Claims Track.  The judgment makes it clear that the starting point is that costs are not recoverable and that there is a very high bar to recovering costs.  The Court dis...