JUDGE SHOULD NOT HAVE MADE COSTS ORDER WHICH WIPED OUT CLAIMANT'S DAMAGES: COURT OF APPEAL DECISION TODAY

In Begum -v- Birmingham City Council [2015] EWCA Civ 386 the Court of Appeal allowed an appeal by a claimant where the decision on costs at first instance effectively deprived her of damages. THE CASE The issue is succinctly summarised…