| Source: | All England Reporter |
| Publisher Citation: | [2005] All ER (D) 45 (May) |
| Court: | Chancery Division |
| Judge: | Pumfrey J |
| Representation | Philip Shepherd QC and David Herbert (instructed by Maclay Murray & Spens) for the claimant. |
| Guy Wilkes of Allen & Overy for the defendant. | |
| Judgment Dates: | 4 May 2005 |
Catchwords
Civil costs - Order for costs - Discretion - Claimant obtaining search order against defendant - Defendant failing to take steps to defend allegations - Claimant applying for costs incurred in respect of search order - Consideration of relevant facts.
The Case
The court granted the claimant's application for the costs it had incurred in respect of a search and seizure order granted in its favour against the defendant in circumstances where the defendant had failed to take steps to answer the allegations made against him on which the search order was based.
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