COST BITES 462: A “TOP-HEAVY” LEGAL TEAM AND £929,000 CLAIMED IN COSTS: COURT ORDERS A PAYMENT ON ACCOUNT OF LESS THAN 50%: THE “RULE OF THUMB” OF 60% IS NO ALWAYS APPROPRIATE

We are returning to the case we looked at yesterday.  Having determined that it was appropriate for the court to order the applicants to pay the respondents' costs of the application the judge then considered the question of the amount that should be paid on account.   In doing so he found that the ...