Security for Costs: Only a Defendant, and not Interested Party, may obtain an Order for Security for Costs Mrs Justic Joanna Smith recently considered two interesting points relating to security for costs applications in The New Lottery Company Ltd and...
C’s budget reduced by more than 50% and C ordered to pay costs of the hearing GS Woodland Court GP 1 Limited & Anor v RGCM Limited & Ors [2025] EWHC 285 (TCC) Background This was a claim relating to numerous alleged defects at a block...
Mediation: A Refusal to Mediate is Not Sufficient to Justify a Reduction in Costs, the Refusal Must be Unreasonable Mr Justice Constable recently considered the impact of a refusal to mediate and whether the Defendant should be deprived of some of its...
DBAs: The Financial Benefit achieved must relate directly to the proceedings at hand Costs Judge Brown recently considered the requirements of damages-based agreements and whether such an agreement could be enforceable where no direct financial benefit...
St Francis Group Ltd & Ors v Kelly & Anor [2025] EWHC 125 (SCCO) and the strike out of elements of the Points of Dispute Background The underlying claim concerns the sale of two properties to buyers represented by the Claimants. During this...
Serious issues within the Bill of Costs: Costs reduced from £260k to £nil at Detailed Assessment The matter of Kapoor (Deceased) v Johal was recently heard by Costs Judge James in the Senior Courts Costs Office. A number of serious issues...
The matter of Asmat Bi v Tesco Underwriting Limited was recently heard in the Country Court at Manchester before HHJ Sephton KC. The matter concerned a claim for damages as a result of a road traffic accident. No personal injuries were suffered and the claim consisted of damages in respect of hire and repairs only.
Nicholas Worcester v Dr Philip Hopley [2024] EWHC 2181 (KB)
The Defendant sought a specific costs order against the Claimant due to significant reductions made to their costs budget at a Costs Management Conference, the below deals with the outcome of said application, dealt with at a hearing on 16 July 2024 before Master Thornett.
The Claimant retained the Defendant in September 2017 to assist with a property dispute. The dispute initially concerned unpaid service charges by the Claimant’s landlord but expanded to include a claim for disrepair, allegations of harassment and a disagreement with a neighbour about overhanging trees.
Pan-NOx Emissions Litigation: Budgets Were Considered to be Excessive, Unreliable and Unjustified
The Costs Management Conference of the Pan-NOx emissions litigation recently took place over 3 days in the London High Court. Mr Justice Constable and Senior Costs Judge Gordon-Saker considered some interesting points relating to Group Litigation, the construction of these budgets and costs budgeting generally.
