“THERE IS A DANGER … THAT PROPORTIONATE ORDERS END UP UNDERMINING THE GENERAL RULE THAT COSTS FOLLOW THE EVENT”: SUCCESSFUL CLAIMANT GETS 100% OF THEIR COSTS
In Deutsche Bank AG London v Comune Di Busto Arsizio [2022] EWHC 219 (Comm) Mrs Justice Cockerill considered, and rejected, the defendant’s arguments that there should be a “proportionate” costs order. The judgment serves as a reminder of the basic…
COURT MAKES 5% REDUCTION IN SUCCESSFUL CLAIMANT’S COSTS RATHER THAN AN ISSUE BASED COSTS ORDER
This is the fourth look this blog looks at the judgment in Essex County Council v UBB Waste (Essex) Ltd (No. 3) [2020] EWHC 2387. This time we are looking at the question of whether there should be a deduction in…
NO ISSUE BASED COSTS ORDER AND PART 36 BENEFITS APPLIED WHEN CLAIMANT BEAT HIS OWN PART 36 OFFER: HIGH COURT DECISION TODAY
In Scales v Motor Insurers’ Bureau [2020] EWHC 1749 (QB) Mr Justice Cavangh rejected the defendant’s submission that there should be an issue based costs order and awarded a claimant the usual Part 36 benefits when he beat his own…
ISSUE BASED COSTS ORDERS: RELEVANT FACTORS INCLUDE CLAIMANT’S OFFER OF SETTLEMENT
The judgment in Welsh v Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust (Costs) [2018] EWHC 2491 (QB) is one of those “cut out and keep” judgments in that it contains a useful precis of all the relevant rules and principles relating to issue based…
CLAIMANTS COSTS REDUCED BECAUSE OF FAILURE ON CERTAIN POINTS: 15% AND 50% REDUCTION
In Civilians v Ministry of Defence [2018] EWHC 690 (QB) Mr Justice Leggatt reduced the costs of the successful party due to the fact that the claimants failed on some issues. THE CASE The claimants had been successful in an action…
SECTION 33 DISCRETION UPHELD ON APPEAL: DEFENDANT ORDERED TO PAY COSTS OF LIMITATION HEARING
In Mossa v Wise [2017] EWHC 2608 (QB) Mrs Justice Yip upheld a Master’s decision under Section 33 of the Limitation Act 1980. The Master’s decision that the defendant pay the costs of the issue of limitation was also upheld. THE…
NO ISSUE BASED COSTS ORDER WHEN UNSUCCESSFUL CLAIMANT HAD TURNED DOWN A PART 36 OFFER OF £500,000
In Lyons -v- Fox Williams LLP [2017] EWHC 532 (QB) Mr Justice Turner considered issues relating to costs after a claimant had been unsuccessful in a claim for professional negligence. THE CASE The claimant had been unsuccessful in a claim…
COSTS AFTER NOMINAL DAMAGES AND PART 36 OFFERS: THE CLAIMANTS WHO TURNED DOWN £1.5 MILLION AND GOT £2.00 INSTEAD
We looked at the decision of Mr Justice Leggatt in Marathon Asset Management LLP -v- Seddon [2017] EWHC 300 (Comm) in an earlier post. The judge held that the defendants were in breach but that the claimants had suffered no loss….
DISMAL CORRESPONDENCE, COSTS AND CONDUCT: THE ADMINISTRATIVE COURT GIVES A WARNING
It is a rare to have a specific judgment from the Administrative Court on the question of costs. In Taylor -v- Honiton Town Council [2017] EWHC 101 (Admin) Mr Justice Edis considered issues relating to costs. “I consider that, generally,…
ISSUE BASED COSTS ORDERS: ITS NOT MONEY IN THE BANK
The judgment of Sir Anthony Edwards-Stuart in Lloyds Bank -v- McBains Cooper [2017] EWHC 30 (TCC) considers the question of issue based costs orders. What is interesting here is: Neither party appears to have made a valid Part 36 offer….
COSTS, INDEMNITY COSTS AND THE EXPENSIVE CONSEQUENCES OF A SIEGE BASED MENTALITY
It is surprising how often cases that have been looked at because of issues in relation to the evidence at trial are reported again on the issue of costs. The Ocensa Pipeline Group Litigation case is such an action. I…
COSTS AND CONDUCT: A PERCENTAGE REDUCTION FOR A SUCCESSFUL CLAIMANT
In Harlequin Property (SVG) Limited -v- Wilkins Kennedy [2016] EWHC 3233 (TCC) Mr Justice Coulson reduced the claimant’s costs by 40% to reflect the lack of success on many of the key issues in the case. On the three main…
PROPORTIONATE COST ORDERS WHEN COSTS ARE £8 MILLION AND £10 MILLION APIECE: HIGH COURT DECISION
We have already looked at the decision in Amey LG Limited -v- Cumbria County Council [2016] EWHC 2496 (TCC) in relation to the question of proportionality. However the judgment contains much more of interest in relation to costs. It provides an…
WHEN SHOULD A WINNING PARTY PAY THE COSTS OF THE OTHER SIDE?
In Hospira UK Limited -v- Cubist Pharmaceuticals LLC [2016] EWHC 2661 Pat Mr Justice Henry Carr considered the question of when an “issue based” costs order should be made. “In my view, this apparent dichotomy may be resolved by a…
WHO WON? CLAIMANTS GET 33% OF THEIR COSTS AFTER TRIAL
In the judgment today in Kupeli -v- Cyprus Turkish Airlines [2016] EWHC 1478 (QB) Mrs Justice Whipple considered issues relating to costs liability after the trial of a preliminary issue. “….there is a world of difference between a case which…
PERCENTAGE COSTS ORDERS AFTER A TRIAL: ISSUE BY ISSUE DEDUCTIONS
The judgment of Mr Justice Arnold in Novartis AG -v- Focus Pharmaceuticals Limited [2015] EWHC 1553 (Pat) is another example of an approach to percentage costs orders and interim orders for costs after a trial. The judge ordered that the…
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…
ANOTHER EXAMPLE OF A SUCCESSFUL DEFENDANT NOT RECOVERING ALL OF ITS COSTS (AND OF THE ADVANTAGES OF A PART 36 OFFER)
In Altus Group (UK) Limited -v- Baker Tilly [2015] EWHC 411 (Ch) HH Judge Keyser QC (sitting as a High Court Judge) made various orders in relation to the Defendant’s costs. The Defendant did not recover all their costs of…
COSTS, PARTIES & PROPORTIONALITY: CONSTRUCTING AN ARGUMENT AS TO WHO SHOULD PAY WHAT
There are now an increasing number of cases reported where the judge sets out expressly their views in relation to costs. These are important reading. A good example is the decision of Mr Justice Edwards-Stuart in Laing O’Rourke Construction Ltd…
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