NO RE-ALLOCATION AT THE COURT OF APPEAL STAGE JUST TO GET COSTS: CONLON -v- ROYAL SUN INSURANCE PLC
In Conlon -v- Royal Sun Insurance plc [2015] EWCA Civ 92 the Court of Appeal refused to re-allocate a costs at the appeal stage when the application was made solely for the purpose of attempting to recover costs. THE ISSUES…
NOMINAL DAMAGES AWARD LEADS TO NO COSTS AT TRIAL & 25% OF COSTS ON APPEAL
In Walker -v- the Commissioner of the Police of the Metropolis [2014] EWCA Civ 897 the Court of Appeal considered the appropriate costs award when a claimant succeeded on appeal but the appellate court held that he should only recover…
COSTS CAPPING IN THE COURT OF APPEAL: ANOTHER EXAMPLE OF COSTS CAPPING BEING REFUSED
We have looked before at issues relating to costs capping in the Court of Appeal. I am grateful to Claire Darwin of Matrix Chambers for bringing my attention to the case of Black -v- Arriva North East Ltd [2014] EWCA…
