| Source: | All England Reporter |
| Publisher Citation: | [2001] All ER (D) 391 (Feb) |
| Court: | Admiralty Court |
| Judge: | David Steel J |
| Representation | Simon Rainey QC (instructed by Clyde & Co) for K. |
| Timothy Young QC (instructed by More Fisher Brown) for C. | |
| Judgment Dates: | 16 February 2001 |
Catchwords
Costs - Order for costs - Discretion - Claimant pursuing hopeless claim - Claimant exceeding defendant's Pt 36 offer - Whether claimant liable for defendant's costs in light of both parties' conduct.
The Case
A court ordered that in order to reflect the reality of the situation, the claimant should pay 66% of the defendant's costs, notwithstanding that the claimant did better than a CPR Part 36 payment.
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