Source: All England Reporter
Publisher Citation: [2004] All ER (D) 496 (Jul)
Neutral Citation: [2004] EWHC 1563 (Ch)
Court: Chancery Division
Judge:

David Young QC sitting as a deputy judge of the High Court

Representation Richard Arnold QC and Richard Davis (instructed by the Treasury Solicitor) for the claimant.
  Martin Howe QC and Fiona Clark (instructed by Olswang) for the defendant.
Judgment Dates: 28 July 2004

Catchwords

Civil costs - Order for costs - Discretion - Successful party ordered to pay costs - Consideration of facts.

The Case

On the facts of the instant case, the overall position regarding recovery of costs was that the claimant had to pay 8% of the defendant's reasonable costs in respect of the action less, inter alia, the claimant's costs in so far as they had been increased by the late concessions by the defendant.

Practice Areas

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