COST BITES 453: YOU ARE NOT GETTING A SUMMARY ASSESSMENT JUST BECAUSE YOU ALL WANT ONE: THE BROADBRUSH IS TOO BLUNT A TOOL FOR THIS PROCESS

COST BITES 453: YOU ARE NOT GETTING A SUMMARY ASSESSMENT JUST BECAUSE YOU ALL WANT ONE: THE BROADBRUSH IS TOO BLUNT A TOOL FOR THIS PROCESS

September 21, 2026 · by · in Applications, Assessment of Costs, Civil Procedure, Costs, Members Content

We are returning to the previous case to look at the judgment in relation to the judge’s comments on the method of assessment.  All the parties favoured a summary assessment, the Senior Costs Judge found that this was not appropriate….

COST BITES 452: WHAT COSTS ORDER SHOULD THE COURT MAKE FOLLOWING THE DECISION IN THE MEDICAL REPORTING CASE? "WE ALL WON - SAY THE PARTIES" AND "WE'RE ALL APPEALING ANYWAY..."

COST BITES 452: WHAT COSTS ORDER SHOULD THE COURT MAKE FOLLOWING THE DECISION IN THE MEDICAL REPORTING CASE? “WE ALL WON – SAY THE PARTIES” AND “WE’RE ALL APPEALING ANYWAY…”

September 21, 2026 · by · in Appeals, Applications, Assessment of Costs, Civil Procedure, Costs, Members Content

We have the latest chapter in the ongoing saga of whether a receiving party needs to provide a breakdown of the costs of a medical report.  Fittingly (and unsurprisingly) this judgment is about costs.  It is an unusual case in…